Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2000 Patrick Javillier Cuvee Speciale 3 x 75cl / 13%

This lot contains three bottles of Corton-Charlemagne Cuvée Spéciale 2000 from Domaine Patrick Javillier, picked from one of Burgundy's most celebrated hillside vineyards. Four barrels of this wine were produced, with the fruit picked from Corton-Pougets and aged in 50% new oak for 12 months of aging, after which the wine was transferred to older barrels for a further 6 months of marrying.

Sometimes referred to as 'the Chablis of the Cote d'Or' for its ability to combine power and flesh with a purer, minerally edge more readily associated with wines from cooler, more northerly vineyards. Corton-Charlemagne is named after the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne, who once owned the hill of Corton on which the vineyards now rest.

This lot comes from the temperature-controlled cellar of media businessman and wine enthusiast Lord Evgeny Lebedev, where they have been kept since purchase direct from UK importers.

This Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2000 sold at our online auction for £230