2015 Chandon de Briailles Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune

The vines here range in age from 35 to 55 years old. It’s a magnificent terroir of white clay and it sits high on the hillside, facing south. Rich in calcareous rock, the site offers good drainage and excellent exposure, allowing the Domaine to harvest ripe fruit that is superbly balanced by intense minerality. The 2015 Corton-Charlemagne is powerful, tensile, chalky, salty-citrus and earthy noted monster of a white. There’s richness and power but a damn good drink already.

‘The 2015 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is excellent, revealing a complex bouquet of apples, preserved citrus, smoke, hazelnut cream, iodine and petrol. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, with more density and dimension than the Corton Blanc, with a tight-knit core, good concentration and succulent acids. This is the most reserved of the Chandon de Briailles whites and will merit some bottle age. This is a characterful Corton-Charlemagne.’ 

The Wine Advocate