Hello,
This wine was obtained at the iDealWine auction site this summer. AFAICR,
the price was c EU 30. The producer is situated in Ladoix-Serrigny and
describes themselves as recoltant-viticulteur.
The cork was in excellent shape, and ullage minimal.
[c] Definitely ambre.
[n] Very typical mature Chardonnay nose with nuts, overripe apples, and the
smell of forest undergrowth in mid-autumn.
[p] Laid-back acidic attack, a bit toast, more apples and nuts, and a dry
finish leaning towards artichokes. Length could have been better. Oxidative
notes.

Overall impression: I served this with a cajun-influenced okra cassoulet and
seared halibut. Since the spicyness was kept down a bit, the pairing worked
very well.
The wine may have passed its apex, and I don't think it a good idea to keep
it - no bother as this was my only bottle. That said, I do not regret
shelling out EU 30 for it, and my life is better for having tasted it.

Cheers

Nils Gustaf

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren wrote:

> The wine may have passed its apex, and I don't think it a good idea to keep
> it - no bother as this was my only bottle. That said, I do not regret
> shelling out EU 30 for it, and my life is better for having tasted it.

The Corton-Charlemagne you tasted seems to have aged a bit faster than
a few of the best examples. However you can not argue with the price.
It is not unusual for a CC to cost US $50 to over $100 in retail stores
in the US, and one euro is now worth a bit more than one US dollar.

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> The Corton-Charlemagne you tasted seems to have aged a bit faster than
> a few of the best examples.

That is my impression too. I drank a Corton-Charlemange 1982 in 2001, and it
was considerably younger in taste and appearance (clear straw-yellow as I
recall, wonderful). That is the obvious problem with buying on an auction -
provenance is uncertain.

> However you can not argue with the price.
> It is not unusual for a CC to cost US $50 to over $100 in retail stores
> in the US, and one euro is now worth a bit more than one US dollar.

Of course, it is always a question what you are willing to pay. E g, would
you pay EU 700 for a Petrus 1975? Would you pay it if you knew the ullage
was at half-shoulder? This bottle we had I would not have valued at USD
100 - EU 30 is about right ... that would correspond to USD 38-39 ...

Cheers
Nils Gustaf



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