the Cariad has quite a bit more Franc than is typically the case

Insignia is especially silky

Grivot in the middle and Arnoux at the bottom)

but the wine's aromas also veer toward crushed stone

tangerine peel and spice nuances

Patrick Javillier, Corton Charlemagne Blanc Vintage:2010 the Cariad has quite a(from Corton Pougets). This is the first wine to display any appreciable amount of wood and even here its quite subtle as it easily allows the notably exotic aromas of dried yellow fruit, lychee nut and dried tangerine peel infused aromas to shine. This is a markedly powerful effort, even by the elevated standards of Corton Charlemagne, with its dense and muscular big bodied flavors that terminate in a beautifully complex if mildly edgy and dry