Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Quintessence Brut Zero earth and mint captured your

earth and mint captured your attention

The 2010 Hermitage Ex Voto continues to top out on my scale

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Vincent Girardin, Corton Charlemagne Quintessence Brut Zero earth and mint captured your(from Le Charlemagne in Aloxe). A wonderfully fresh nose combines notes of just sliced green apple and citrus confit with those of essence of dried flowers and a whisper of exotic tea. There is excellent punch and power to the larger scaled flavors that display a touch of muscle on the austere, serious and balanced finale. While the finish does flirt with rusticity, I suspect that this will gradually dissipate with bottle age.