Bichot owns about three acres in the Les Languettes lieu-dit, a sunny southeast facing part of the Corton-Charlemagne vineyard. From it, they have made a glorious wine in 2018, showing nuances of spiced pineapple offset by a crispy edginess. Its stature is not in overall weight or power, rather in its layered complexity and elegance. Very tight at this stage, it starts to show is stature with air. A Grand Cru white that will need years to show itself.
Domaine du Pavillon (Bichot), Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (Burgundy, France) 2018
By Michael Apstein