Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 2023 [NET] web-unpublished An aromatic double-fermented quince tea

An aromatic double-fermented quince tea spirit made from a base of quince

A former Chef du Cave at Krut

This 2022 Altagracia is simply the spitting image of its older brother the 2021 Altagracia

Nearly forty years on

though it really wants a few more years

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 2023 [NET] web-unpublished An aromatic double-fermented quince teaCorton Charlemagne is the great white Grand Cru of the Cte de Beaune, wrapped around the hill of Corton on a band of limestone and marl, and PYCM's fruit comes off the Pernand side northwest facing, cool, and among the last picked anywhere on the hill. That suits him exactly. Pierre Yves Colin Morey helped define modern white Burgundy less oak thanks to larger barrels, no lees stirring, earlier picking, a touch of reduction and a late, cool exposure