($120, Kobrand Wine And Spirits): Jadot’s Corton Charlemagne comes from its vineyard on the well-positioned southeastern facing Pougets plot on the Corton hill.  I was unenthusiastic about the 2011, a wine I usually love, when I tasted it from barrel in Jadot’s cellars because I thought it lacked energy and verve.  But tasting it from bottle now shows just how misleading a barrel sample can be.  The 2011 vintage was inconsistent for white Burgundy because some of the wines did, indeed, lack acidity and freshness.  Jadot’s Corton Charlemagne does not.  Tightly wound, as all great young wines should be, it revealed its glories — richness and spice  — only after being opened for two days.  But then it conveys the classic combination of minerality, creaminess and precision.  This is destined to be one of Jadot’s great Corton Charlemagne, though be prepared to wait a decade.
96 Michael Apstein Jun 3, 2014