2022 Domaine Bonneau du Martray, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

Bottled in May 2024, the 2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is showing brilliantly, wafting from the glass with notes of sweet stone and orchard fruit mingled with hints of nutmeg, iodine, freshly baked bread and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, satiny and seamless, it's deep and layered, with terrific mid-palate plenitude, lively acids and chalky structuring extract, this rivals the more incisive 2020 version as the finest wine from Bonneau du Martray in recent years.

The 2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru marries textural intensity with a feeling of airiness that is palpable. Apricot, chamomile, mint, spice and a touch of vanillin all grace this exquisite white from Bonneau du Martray. Light tropical accents linger, adding further shades of intrigue. Blending from 5.5 hectares of vineyards spread across several locations on the Corton hill yields a wine of true distinction. The 2022 spent 12 months in 500-liter barrels (25% new) from four coppers and will complete its élevage with six months in tank. It is quite open and expressive today. - Antonio Galloni

The 2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is a gorgeous wine. It is also surprisingly open-knit. Soft contours wrap around a core of apricot, ripe pear, chamomile, marzipan and dried flowers. The 2022 spent twelve months in barrel followed by six months in a combination of mostly stainless steel with some sandstone amphora and larger-format oak. This is an undeniably attractive and engaging wine. Ideally, it would be nice to see a bit more Charlemagne energy. Then again, 2022 was marked by very warm, dry weather and four heat spikes. It will be interesting to see how this develops in bottle.