2022 Domaine Michel Juillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Cote de Beaune, France

Grape: Chardonnay

Dates of plantation: 1965

Soil: clayey-limestone and clay «argoviennes»

Aspect: South West

Altitude: 280 meters

Annual production: 900 bottles

VINIFICATION: Manual harvest – Selective picking on sorting table – Full bunches in the press – 12 hours settling of the big lees – Fermentation in oak barrel – Temperature control – Natural yeast.

CELLAR MATURING: 12 months in oak barrel – 50% new barrels – Malolactic fermentation completed – Fining before bottling.

TASTING COMMENTS: Allen Meadows: “A generously wooded nose displays aromas of vanilla, spice, almond and apricot. There is an exceptionally good richness to the big-bodied and sleekly muscular flavors that possess fine power and punch on the overtly mineral and citrus-inflected finish that is sneaky long. This is a bit woody for my taste but is a wine that should drink relatively well early on in the context of the appellation though age well too.”