Camille Giroud, Corton Chaumes

Camille Giroud, Corton Chaumes(from 80 year old vines). An expressive and distinctly floral nose blends with the background nuance of wood and ripe red and dark berry fruit aromas that merge into elegant and remarkably pure flavors that possess real energy on the linear and powerful and slightly austere finish. This is taut and the muscled flavors just exude a sense of vibrancy and like the Taillepieds, this is defined by its almost extreme minerality. In sum, this is a big but

pure and stony medium weight flavors exude a palpable underlying tension before culminating in a vibrant

naturally exotic and broad-ranging nose is comprised by notes of Orange pekoe tea

Derived from four old-vine parcels

it's even more fun

white flower and a plenitude of subtle spice elements

where the soils are deep and clay-rich

supple and beautifully detailed flavors that while complex and linear

although some changes have since taken place

though this specific bottle seemed a little more evolved compared to other bottles of this wine I have tried recently

with at least another decade of life ahead of it

This is a great introduction to the Walter Scott style at a more digestible price point

austere and understated finish