| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Corton |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
A wonderfully spicy nose also features plenty of floral influence to the liqueur-like aromas of dark raspberry and kirsch. Like the Maréchaudes, this is a wine of textural contrasts as the super-fine mid-palate of the big-bodied flavors contrasts with the sleekly muscular flavors where the intensity really builds to the youthfully austere, superbly long and already highly complex finale. This is compact and backwards but a wine that is also exceptionally promising, provided of course that you have the patience to wait for it to fully blossom. (Drink starting 2031)
Four plots, two at each end, closer to the mother rock on the Aloxe side, more iron rich clay at the other end. Claude de Nicolay’s great-great-great aunt sold her farms for vineyards in Corton. Similar full purple in colour, but a much deeper bouquet and typically very smooth and supple in the mouth, before lifting at the finish. Thee is an interesting contrast between the super-ripe fruit and the crispness delivered by the whole bunch approach. Tension at the back, so this should work out very well, I believe.
With a bit of time in bottle, the 2019 Bressandes from Chandon de Briailles has begun to open up and now shows a lovely plummy fruit aroma with dark chocolate, earth, and spice notes on the palate. This sensually appealing wine is dense and rich and should continue to expand as it opens up over the next twenty years. The grapes come from a 1.45-hectare holding in Bressandes. This climat has more clay in the soil than further upslope; it is less massive than the Clos du Roi, but it is more expressive aromatically. The overall impression is one of seamless integration and elegance. (Drink between 2025-2050)
