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Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru 2022
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2022 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru is a strong performance, delivering aromas of plums, sweet red fruit compote, rose petals, licorice and beetroot, followed by a full-bodied, layered and velvety palate that's rich and concentrated, with a stronger mineral undercurrent than the Corton-Bressandes, concluding with a gently tannic finish.
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
