It had been a few years since I last tried this and I was a bit surprised by how golden the color has become. The maturing, ripe and impressively complex nose displays plenty of menthol, petrol and phenolic elements (think olive oil scents) along with a hint of wood. There is seriously good density to the layered big bodied flavors that possess plenty of mouth coating dry extract, all wrapped in a powerful and hugely long though notably warmth finish. While this is an imposingly big wine, it's certainly an atypical Corton-Charlemagne and as such, I would be inclined to drink this up sooner than later. Note well that it's not an issue of the '03 CC being able to hold for years, I simply doubt whether it will be more interesting years from now than it is already. In any event, this is definitely not my style. Tasted several times with mostly consistent results.

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