Winemaker Notes
The highly complex offers a harmonious ensemble of notes of white and yellow-fleshed fruit, along with citrus and tropical fruit that mingle with subtle spicy, mineral, buttery nuances, which often evolve toward aromas of honey. On the palate, this wine stands out for its remarkable concentration, perfect balance and distinctiveness. Its intense finish boasts remarkable length.
Drink this wine with finely prepared fine fish and crustaceans, foie gras, or with poultry and white meats roasted or served in a cream sauce.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A magnificent, full-bodied wine that shows power with finesse, full of ripe, luscious fruit and spices yet equally braced by fresh, vivid acidity. Grown on the south-facing side of the famous hill of Corton, it is rich in pears and crisp apples laced with subtle vanilla bean and cream nuances. From organically grown grapes
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Decanter
Bichot owns a parcel of just over a hectare in the slightly reddish soils of Corton Languettes that produces this alluring Corton Charlemagne with aromas of ripe apricot, quince, and a suggestion of acacia flowers and spice. The texture is dense, almost chewy – Alain Serveau notes, 'It has almost the structure of a red'. In fact, the parcel was one planted to Pinot, but Serveau prefers the Chardonnay, which they pick early (4 September in 2022) to preserve freshness.
Barrel Sample: 94 -
Jasper Morris
Grapes grown in Les Languettes, picked on 4th September. Clear lemon yellow. This is not one of the more opulent wines, more a clean white fruit intensity. Very powerful on the palate, slightly taking over from the detail at the moment. Plenty of oak. Perhaps a little four square, though there is clearly a proper wine beneath. Drink from 2030-2036.
Barrel Sample: 92-94 -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Aromas of pear, waxy citrus, peach and hazelnuts introduce the 2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, a full-bodied, satiny and layered wine that's racy and concentrated, with bright acids and a saline finish. It's derived from a parcel in climat Languettes in Aloxe.
Barrel Sample: 92-94 -
Wine Spectator
Plump and vibrant, this harmonious white is wrapped in toasty oak, with peach, apple, lemon and baking spice aromas and flavors. Cruises to a long, toasty, mineral-tinged aftertaste, propelled by vivid acidity. Best from 2026 through 2035. 848 cases made, 80 cases imported.
Since 1350, the Bichot family has called Burgundy home. But, it was in 1831 that Bernard Bichot founded a merchant house bearing his name in Monthélie, a couple of kilometers south of Beaune. At the end of the 19th century, his grandson Albert Bichot took the family business into a new direction and created the winery, Maison Albert Bichot as we know it. The family heritage has been perpetuated from father to son since then. The family crest, consisting of a deer and antlers, has been synonymous with the winery since its inception.
Since 1996, Albéric Bichot has represented the 6th generation managing the winery. The winery’s mission is to utilize the best fruit possible to create the best wine and best expression of terroir. In the constant pursuit of accomplishing this mission, Albert Bichot has acquired 250 acres of vineyards in the most reputed growing areas throughout Burgundy. In addition to this expertise as a wine-grower, Albert Bichot carefully sources grapes with an extremely hands-on approach, in order to vinify many of its regional and village wines, enabling them to supply high quality wines with continuity. For these grapes sourced from our partner growers, quality, and a close partnership, are of the utmost importance.
Albert Bichot owns 6 Domaines set at the heart of 5 great vinicultural regions that make up Burgundy: Chablis, Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnaise, and Beaujolais. Each estate consists of vineyards cultivated with sustainable practices, as well as facilities, cellars and dedicated winemaking teams devoted to wines of that Domaine and region.
The 6 estates include:
- Domaine Long-Depaquit in Chablis
- Chateau Gris in the Cote de Nuits (Nuits-St.-Georges)
- Domaine du Clos-Frantin in the Cote de Nuits (Nuits-St.-Georges)
- Domaine du Pavillon in the Cote de Beaune (Pommard)
- Domaine Adelie in the Cote Chalonnaise (Mercurey)
- Domaine du Rochegres in Beaujolais (Moulin-à-Vent)
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Prevailing over the charming village of Aloxe, the hill of Corton actually commands the entire appellation. Corton is the only Grand Cru for Pinot Noir in the entire Côte de Beaune. Its Grand Crus red wines can be described simply as “Corton” or Corton hyphenated with other names. These vineyards cover the southeast face of the hill of Corton where soils are rich in red chalk, clay and marl.
Dense and austere when young, the best Corton Pinot Noir will peak in complexity and flavor after about a decade, offering some of the best rewards in cellaring among Côte de Beaune reds. Pommard and Volnay offer similar potential.
The great whites of the village are made within Corton-Charlemagne, a cooler, narrow band of vineyards at the top of the hill that descends west towards the village of Pernand-Vergelesses. Here the thin and white stony soils produce Chardonnay of exceptional character, power and finesse. A minimum of five years in bottle is suggested but some can be amazing long after. Fully half of Aloxe-Corton is considered Grand Cru.