Corton Blanc Grand Cru 2023 Domaine Vincent Bouzereau

The Corton Grand Cru Blanc 2023 from Domaine Vincent Bouzereau is the ultimate white jewel of an estate whose family tradition traces back to the 16th century, carefully acquired in 2003 by Vincent and Aline Bouzereau. Perched on the Corton hillside, this is a unique terroir that yields Chardonnay of remarkable complexity. Balancing charm, roundness, finesse and minerality, you sense in this bottle the full character of Corton, rich and powerful. In the generous 2023 vintage, widely celebrated as one of the warmest and most expressive of the decade on the Côte de Beaune, this Corton blanc reveals a fruit richness and aromatic concentration of striking depth and opulence.

The terroir and vineyard

Corton is ideally sited at the top of the slope, largely protected by a wall and the Corton woods. Domaine Vincent Bouzereau's few ares are planted with sixty-year-old Chardonnay on clay and gravel soils that give the wine great density and fine salinity on the finish. The limestone of the Corton hillside is precisely what gives this white Corton its particularly rich, fleshy and mineral character. Viticulture is managed with reasoned care: soil work, simple Guyot pruning, adapted canopy management, hand-harvested fruit. Winemaking is traditional and faithful to the domaine's philosophy: gentle pressing, cold settling in vat for 24 hours, fermentation with indigenous yeasts only, ageing of 15 to 18 months in oak casks with 30% new wood, racking after malolactic fermentation, light filtration if necessary, bottled at the domaine.

Tasting profile

The colour is golden yellow with greenish glints, bright and luminous, with a density and richness that announce the vintage's generosity. The nose is fresh and complex, with particularly generous aromatic richness in this 2023: aromas of flint, candied citrus, ripe stone fruits, pear and peach, and mentholated notes open with remarkable frankness and depth. Light, well-integrated vanilla oak and hazelnut enrich this bouquet with natural complexity and warmth. On the palate, the wine has the richness and power you expect from a Corton, amplified by the 2023 vintage's sunny generosity, supported by present freshness that gives it finesse and length. The refined array of aromas balances fruit and minerality in remarkable equilibrium. The finish is long, saline and remarkably persistent, with that return of flint and citrus that marks the grandeur of the terroir. A wine of great structure and faultless elegance, best cellar-aged for the next five to ten years.

The domaine

The Bouzereau family has been winegrowing for generations since the 16th century. Vincent Bouzereau established himself in 1990 in Meursault, today managing an estate of some ten hectares spread across eight villages of the Côte de Beaune. Accompanied by his wife Aline and now their children Louis and Clotilde, he constantly refines his viticulture, winemaking and ageing methods for ever more precise and honest production.

Food pairing

This Corton Grand Cru Blanc pairs beautifully with scallop carpaccio, turbot with Dijon sauce, grilled Breton lobster with tarragon butter, calf sweetbreads with morels and cream, or Bresse chicken in champagne sauce. Serve between 12 and 14°C with 30 minutes of decanting advised in its youth to reveal the full richness, mineral power and complexity of this Grand Cru from the Corton hillside signed by one of Meursault's most conscientious winegrowing families.