Medium-plus colour. The nose just bursts with sweet raspberry concentrate – hard to see much more. In the mouth the ripe fruit is tamed a little by good acidity and an understated velvet undertow of ripe tannin – lovely fruit conserve flavour in the mid-palate with a darker, almost licorice, twist as it runs into the textured finish – I would say that this is a rather concentrated wine. Day two and there’s a little of the stems on the nose, aromatically it’s a little less interesting but the palate seems rather stable and easily holds my interest – perhaps with a slight elevation of the tannins too.
Chandon de Briailles
2008 Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes
2007 Chandon de Briailles Pernand Vergelesses Ile des Vergelesses
2006 Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes
2007 Chandon de Briailles Pernand Vergelesses Ile des Vergelesses Blanc
2004 Chandon de Briailles Corton Blanc
2007 Chandon de Briailles Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Lavières
2007 Chandon de Briailles Pernand Vergelesses Ile des Vergelesses
Half-clay half chalk builds more body than in the Savigny Lavières, but often with a more floral dimension. Aromatically a little tighter than the Savigny, but again it’s perfectly formed. More mid-palate width and a very nice level of freshness. Just a little more tannin and a long stone-fruit impression in the finish. Again lovely.
2007 Chandon de Briailles Corton Marechaudes
Under Bressandes from the northern part of Corton – more feminine and elegant than many. Medium colour. Tighter red fruits with a mineral dimension. Fuller in the mouth and the intensity is up a notch with impressively wide flavours, though the tannin seems on relatively background level. Slowly lingers on a savoury note.