Chanson Pere et Fils Corton Grand Cru Vergennes 2023 750ml

90-93 The ripe and fresh nose of mostly poached pear is notably spicier while offering a hint of exotic tea as well. The pure, energetic and strikingly textured medium weight flavors brim with both minerality and dry extract while displaying solid power on the youthfully austere and impressively long finale. This could use better depth but the requisite underlying material appears to be present for that to reasonably occur over time.

• Country: France
• Region: Burgundy
• Appellation: Cote De Beaune
• Sub Appellation: Corton
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White
• Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

Varietal

Chardonnay

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.