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Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2012
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(50% vendange entier): Medium red. Black cherry and cranberry fruit aromas show an almost candied quality, with spice and stone nuances providing lift. Dark fruits perked up by white pepper and minerals on the intense palate. Finishes with pronounced minerality, excellent length and no hardness. I would not be surprised if this very precise wine shut down in the bottle.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(racked in February and still in barrel; 50% vendange entier; 10% new oak): Palish cherry-red. Aromas of strawberry, crushed stone and underbrush are accented by exotic spices. Juicy, tight and penetrating; on the lean side today but precise and minerally. More a wine of finish than the Marechaudes, which is more impressive on entry. Crushed stone and salty mineral notes on the long, subtle back end.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2012 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru does not quite match up to the delightful 2012 Pernand-Vergelesses on the nose, as if cowed by the over-performing premier cru! The palate is medium-bodied with a crisp, chalky entry – tart red cherry fruit, strawberry and a dash of spice toward the finish that compensates for the recalcitrant nose. Give this a year or two in bottle to sort itself out. Importers: David Bowler Wine www.bowlerwine.com, Ideal Wine & Spirits www.idealwine.us and Beaune Imports, www.beauneimports.com
About the Producer
In the ownership of the same family since 1834, the Domaine Chandon de Brailles currently belongs to the Count and Countess Aymard-Claude de Nicolay and their children. The Count inherited it from his grandmother, Countess Chandon de Briailles. François de Nicolay succeeded his mother, with his sister Claude in 2001. He very quickly realized the level of quality of the wines achieved thanks to this method and decided to convert the family domaine. Biodynamics for the domaine is also a growing method that preserves our terrestrial universe and it is durable. Through this method, the domaine passes on to future generations parcels of land that are unpolluted and alive, capable of producing wines of great quality. That is to say: with charm, finesse and great aromatic complexity. The domaine is 13.7 hectares: one-third Savigny, Pernand and Corton. The grapes are partially de-stemmed with the proportion of whole cluster varying from 30 to 50% depending on the vintage. The wines stay on the lees for 12 to 15 months and then it is pushed with inert gas into big tanks for blending where it stays one or two months before bottling
