2018 Domaine Rapet White Burgundy Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 750ml

$165.00

$195.00

Vintage

2018

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 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru opens in the glass with aromas of pear, citrus oil, white flowers, hazelnuts and wheat toast. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny and textural, with real depth and concentration, its rich and fleshy core of fruit structured around ripe acids and chalky dry extract. In a more gourmand, exotic register, this has turned out very well. William Kelley

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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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