Corton Blanc Grand Cru Cuvee Docteur Peste 2020 1500ml160th Hospices De Beaune Wine Auction on the 12th December 2020 Vintage Report There are four whites offered from the Corton family and one fabulous cuve of Btard Montrachet. The Cortons, happily, have returned to more normal yields after a deficit in 2019, and they are showing exceptionally well. These wines can age as well as their red counterparts. Clear pale colour. There is an immediate sense of white fruit on the nose, a few apples behind. The

freshly turned earth

this is at once tightly wound but super rich with excellent volume and muscle on the powerful

Charles Chevalier

The palate is medium-bodied with a tightly knit opening

That arching backbone is counterbalanced by the keen line of acidity and a freshness that knows no bounds

then delivers the weight and concentration as it fans out on the finish

Ratings: BH 92 - 94

seamless effort that should drink well for up to a decade

engendered by the cool nights in August and September

the 2014 Cheval Blanc is still looking very youthful and wearing a bit of puppy fat

like the nose

Chigny Les Roses