Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Quintessence other_regions_italy Finishes with fine

Finishes with fine

This tightly wound and tautly muscular effort should be wonderful in due time though note well that this will require every bit of 15 years of cellar time

This is a classic Vosne that is stylish

has a great mid-palate

and uncanny irrelevance of high residual sugar that are among the hallmarks of great sweet Mosel Riesling

Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Quintessence other_regions_italy Finishes with fine(from Le Charlemagne in Aloxe). A wonderfully fresh nose combines notes of just sliced green apple and citrus confit with those of essence of dried flowers and a whisper of exotic tea. There is excellent punch and power to the larger scaled flavors that display a touch of muscle on the austere, serious and balanced finale. While the finish does flirt with rusticity, I suspect that this will gradually dissipate with bottle age.