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2014 Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Sylvain Loichet, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - at best
Neal Martin MW
90/100
Product: 20148014027
2014 Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Sylvain Loichet, Burgundy

Description

Made from a blend of En Charlemagne and Le Corton, this has a fine, pale colour with a faint straw tint, and some green hints. The nose shows Grand Cru quality while remaining discreet. Subtle notes of ripe fruit, some peach and a little bit of banana give way to rich fruit and some powerful structure which does not yet quite knit together. There is a huge amount of weight here and this will all integrate.

This was a near-perfect harvest for Sylvain, with scarcely any need to sort the healthy grapes, and better volumes across the piece apart from a little hail in Ladoix. He has cut back on his négociant activities and all the wines below are from his own domaine. The whites are predictably beautiful this year and the reds much less reductive than in the past.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Sylvain Loichet

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90/100
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Sylvain Loichet has a conservative lime and citrus fruit-scented bouquet, pretty if lacking some complexity. The palate is simple but balanced, a little saline in the mouth, but like the aromatics, it requires more depth and personality, more terroir expression on the finish. It does improve a little in the glass, offering a touch of salinity on the finish. Don't feel you have to cellar this long-termit is a capable Corton-Charlemagne.Neil Martin - 31/10/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Oct 2017)

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Sylvain Loichet

The Loichets come from Comblanchien (southern end of Cote de Nuits), as well known for its marble quarrying industry as for its vines. Indeed the previous two generations of Loichets have been stone masons rather than vignerons but they kept ownership of their vineyards (Cote de Nuits Villages, Clos de Vougeot and Ladoix blanc) which the talented Sylvain (early 20s) has taken back. Since he does not own enough vines to make a really decent living, he has added some well chosen negociant cuvees (mostly white) which are equally impressive. The white wines are made with a great sense of precision and are full of energy. The reds are vigorous, full of fruit and look set to age very well.
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