An aromatically reticent nose features notes of lemon/lime, wet stone and Granny Smith apples that are trimmed in a subtle application of warm oak. The expansive, taut and well-muscled broad-shouldered flavors possess an ample amount of dry extract and intensity on the driving finish that exhibits a faintly saline character. I very much like the intensity here as well as the very dry backend and this should be superb if allowed adequate cellar time as it is still very tight today.

Apple, lemon and spice flavors seem straightforward, but this white sneaks up on you, building in intensity to a long finish. The oak is discreet, showing a balanced mix of fruit and spice notes in the aftertaste. Drink now through 2021. – BS

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Louis Jadot has a more open and generous bouquet than Louis Latour’s, bridled with light limestone and green apple scents, touches of patisserie in the background originating from the oak that is in synch with the fruit profile. The palate is clean and fresh with a vibrant thread of acidity, good tension with citrus lemon and fresh lime. It finishes with a linear, poised finish that is as fresh as a daisy. - Neal Martin