With only a half-acre of what many consider a white Burgundy second to only Le Montrachet, Nathalie Tollot only makes 5 barrels or 125 cases here. Much of it goes to the British market, where it sells out within hours of release. As indeed it does everywhere.
While Jasper Morris hasn’t reviewed this knockout 2022 yet, he recently rated the 2020 version (a good vintage certainly, but not like this) the top Corton-Charlegne of the vintage (and over some multi-thousand dollar le Montrachets), saying:
A fresh bright pale lemon and lime colour. The bouquet shows more energy than most along with the Corton-Charlemagne characteristics of mineral energy. This also delivers on the palate, at last providing the experience we have been waiting for, dancing fruit with elegance and intensity. Drink from 2025-2034.
In other words, the very essence of great Corton-Charlemagne.
Burghound, like everyone who has reviewed this 2022, rates it even higher:
Much more layered aromas are comprised by notes of wet stone, citrus confit, Granny Smith apple and pretty spice wisps. The dense but sleek and highly energetic larger-bodied flavors display impressive power and length on the compact, austere and impeccably balanced finale. This is excellent and a wine that is built to repay extended keeping.
And here’s Vinous on the (again, slightly lesser) 2020 vintage:
The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a taut nose at first, though it doesn't take too much aeration to unlock attractive scents of crushed limestone, lime, yellow plums and light peachy scents. There's real mineralité here. The palate is well-balanced with superb tension from start to finish, not unlike Jean Charton stylistically. There is balletic poise to this Corton-Charlemagne, and it retains wonderful mineralité on the complex finish. Classy from start to finish. The only problem is that it will be difficult to resist in its youth. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
It actually tied the $15,000 version from DRC and outscored the even more expensive one from Coche-Dury!
So while this isn’t exactly cheap, it could easily be selling for multiples more than it is.
