Domaine d'Ardhuy Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2009

Noticeable reduction impairs an evaluation of the nose and I would strongly advise decanting this first if you're going to try one young. Otherwise, there is plenty of energy and punch to the intense, broad-scaled and powerful full-bodied flavors that brim with acid-buffering dry extract before culminating in a toasty but hugely long finish. This is clearly at an awkward phase at present but there is so much underlying material that it's hard to see this going very far wrong as it develops. Drink: 2015+. Score - 93. (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, Oct. 1, 2011)