2016 Domaine Parent Corton Blanc Grand Cru Pre-2000 and the certainty of long

and the certainty of long ageing

This is a wine that seems unaware of just how good it is

Superb effort

Super finishing width

and kept on the lees for three years until its disgorgement in June 2024

2016 Domaine Parent Corton Blanc Grand Cru Pre-2000 and the certainty of longBy all rights, this can be called Corton Charlemagne, coming from the Le Rognet et Corton section of the Grand Cru, but Anne Parent believes the terroir for her Corton grapes is distinct from Corton Charlemagne. This is a profound white Burgundy, with great presence, minerality, and follow through. Here's a nice note from The Burgundy Report (from 2018): "A fum character from the oak. The fruit more reticent at the core. A little tannin but also a