Henri Boillot, Corton Charlemagne 2002 Half Vieux Carignan 10 %

Vieux Carignan 10 %

a great base of dark soil tones

Blue fruited

Very top shoulder

which is quite the opposite—it’s floral

Henri Boillot, Corton Charlemagne 2002 Half Vieux Carignan 10 %95 points Int'l Wine Cellar Steely, penetrating aromas of minerals, crushed stone and vanillin oak. Wonderfully dense and broad, with a dusty, tactile texture and powerful underlying spine. Shows a superripe note of crystallized pit fruits, but the wine's powerful acids give it great precision and penetration. A great young Corton Charlemagne. (ST) (9 2004) 94 points Wine Advocate If readers are searching for a super ripe, blockbuster Corton