Tasting note

This year, Girardin opted to bottle his domaine holdings as the 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru La Croix, a cuvée that derives from the same source as his 2017 Corton-Charlemagne; whereas his 2018 Corton-Charlemagne hails from négociant purchases in Ladoix and Pernand. Unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus oil, confit lemons, warm spices, beeswax and pastry cream, it's full-bodied, multidimensional and muscular, with chalky structuring extract, fine concentration and a mineral finish.

Score: 92-94

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, February 2020