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Wine Description
The Story
The Corton-Charlemagne is divided into 15 parcels, all of which are vinified and aged separately, until the second racking. When Jean-Charles took over the domaine about ¾ of it was planted to selections massales. The clones his parents used to replant were very good ones. But wanting to preserve the mutations specific to his vineyards, he has his own conservatory. For now, he still uses both clones and massales for vine replacements.
The d...
Vintage 1982
The 1982 vintage in Burgundy produced an abundant, remarkably generous crop across both the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, though it was largely overshadowed by Bordeaux’s legendary campaign in the same year. A warm, favorable summer led to an exceptionally large harvest of high-yielding, thick-skinned grapes, resulting in red Pinot Noirs that were supple, charming, and fruit-forward in their youth rather than tightly wound or long-lived cl...