2015 Domaine Rapet Pere et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France 1.5L

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Vintage

2015

Producer

Domaine Rapet Pere et Fils

Country:

France

Region:

Burgundy

Sub-Region:

Cote de Beaune / Corton Grand Cru / Corton-Charlemagne

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Pairing

Chicken and Turkey

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Tasting notes

Rapet's 2015 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has shut down since bottling, opening in the glass to reveal a reserved bouquet of pear, preserved citrus and wheat toast. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and impressively tensile for the vintage, with good concentration and structure and a long, chalky finish. This is one 2015 white Burgundy which holds promise for the future.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

93+

Producer

Domaine Rapet Pere et Fils

The Rapet family can trace its roots in Pernand back to 1795, and they are both one of the largest landholders in Corton-Charlemagne, as well as one of its finest exponents, so it is a mystery why these wines aren't better known and better distributed. There's a long track record here, and I can extol the merits of the domaine's older wines from personal experience: the 1979 is among the best mature examples of Corton-Charlemagne I've tasted. Under Vincent Rapet's attentive eye, vinification is pretty classic, with the whites whole cluster pressed and fermented in barrels (some 20% of which ...

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