A tight, austere wine, the 2001 Corton-Charlemagne exhibits a profound nose of pears, apples, minerals, and cloves. Light to medium-bodied, it displays loads of citrus fruits and minerals in its well-concentrated core. Projected maturity: 2005-2011. The talented, young Mounir Saouma, this negociant’s founder, director, and winemaker, stated that, for the whites there may have been a little less rot but more unripe berries. Many of my colleagues were worried about volatile acidity, I wasn’t, and left the wines on their healthy lees as long as possible.” Importer: Jeffrey Davies Signature Selections, West Nyack, NY; tel. (845) 353-8767