My personal reference point for this estate is the extraordinary 1973 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, a striking wine that bursts from the glass with a deep bouquet of buttered apples, toasted brioche, dried citrus rind, honeycomb and peat smoke. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, with a textural attack, broad shoulders and striking concentration, it's animated by an incisive spine of acidity that carries through the searingly mineral finish. In this period, much of the domaine's production was sold in bulk, and there is no way to know which of the domaine's holdings were reserved for domaine bottling; but if I had to guess, I'd speculate that this particular bottle derived from the Aloxe-Corton side, given its style.