Bursting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, fresh pear, dried flowers, toasted nuts and fresh pastry, Faiveley's 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, lively and incisive, with good concentration and chalky structuring extract, concluding with a long, precise and mineral finish.

The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has much more delineation and complexity than the 2018 Champ-Gain, and I might actually prefer the aromatics here to the 2019. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, taut and crisp, displaying fine salinity on the finish and a hint of brioche and white chocolate on the aftertaste. Enjoy over the next decade.

Early vintage. Very fresh and lively and very true to appellation, like the 2015. Floral with a savoury finish. Impressive. (JR)

Barrel sample. After the Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot, this smells more subtle, more stony, though there’s still some attractive oak spice and a slight stoniness. Surprisingly rounded on the palate and could do with a little more intensity in the middle. Long but slightly disappointing. (JH)