Domaine Dublere Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2006
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Robert
Parker
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The whites are directly pressed, then racked into barriques for alcoholic (limited batonnage) and malolactic fermentation. All the whites are racked by gravity into oak barrels for 18-20 months and The reds undergo a one week cold soak, followed by natural fermentation (with pigeage). After pressing and settling, the wine is racked by gravity into oak barrels and aged 18-22 months. All wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Pethel’s four barrels of 2006 Corton-Charlemagne (half of them new) represent the original acreage of his still tiny domaine. Lime fruit, chalk dust, iris, marine-like savor and salinity, and nutty richness delight the nose and envelop the palate in this long-finishing wine that combines elegance and polish with formidable underlying concentration. I suspect it will hold well for at least a dozen years.
Range: 93-94
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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.
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