Albert Bichot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020

Name: Albert Bichot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020
Brand: Albert Bichot
SKU: OATALBCHOT6
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About this Wine

Located in the "Languettes" climat on the south/southeast facing slope of the hill of Corton our plot formerly the property of the Abbesses of the Lieu-Dieu abbey is nicknamed "Vigne Dieu" (God's Vines) by historians and the older generation of growers in Aloxe-Corton. This terroir is famous for its powerful white wines due to the high amount of sunshine the vines are exposed to yet they are also extremely pure and sophisticated both on the nose and the palate.

Tasting
The highly complex offers a harmonious ensemble of notes of white and yellow-fleshed fruit along with citrus and tropical fruit that mingle with subtle spicy mineral buttery nuances which often evolve toward aromas of honey. On the palate this wine stands out for its remarkable concentration perfect balance and distinctiveness. Its intense finish boasts remarkable length.

Food/wine pairing
Taste this wine with finely prepared fine fish and crustaceans foie gras or with poultry and white meats roasted or served in a cream sauce.
Recipe suggestion: scallops encased in a pastry pouch with lobster bisque

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Appellation	Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Brand	Albert Bichot
Vintage	2020

Wines from Burgundy

A legendary wine region setting the benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay worldwide. In the Jurassic time period, the area was part of a vast, tropical sea. Over hundreds of millions of years, the seabed transformed into various layers of limestone, sandstone and clay soils that have entrapped the fossils of ancient sea creatures. These soils are the secret behind the zesty minerality that Burgundy wines are famous for.

Burgundy is probably the most terroir-centric wine region in France. Huge emphasis is placed on the specific vineyard, soil type, elevation, and angle of slope where the wines were made. This is reflected on the wine's labels where appellations are more prominently displayed compared to the producers’ names.

The most prestigious wines of the region come from a long and narrow escarpment called the Côte d'Or split into the Côte de Nuits to the north and the Côte de Beaune to the south. Côte de Nuits produces many of the world’s finest Pinot Noir’s, all but one of Burgundy’s red Grand Crus are made in this area. Whilst interestingly, the opposite is true for the Côte de Beaune where all but one of the Chardonnay Grand Crus are made. From this information it may seem you should be buying a Pinot from the North and Chardonnay from the south, that is only true for the pinnacle of Burgundian wines. Both outstanding reds and whites are produced throughout the Côte d'Or.

In Burgundy, they use a wine quality tier system that goes:
Grand Crus 1.4% of total production
Premier (1er) Crus 10.2% of total production
Appellations Villages 37.3% of total production
Appellations Regionales 51.1% of total production

When one refers to “Burgundy wines” they are usually talking about those produced in and around the Côte d'Or. While the Chardonnay’s from Chablis and the Gamay’s from Beaujolais are formally apart of the Burgundy wine region, those subregions are generally referred to by their own names rather than being considered “Burgundy wines”.

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