Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Chandon De Briailles |
Label Name: | Corton Bressandes Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Aloxe-Corton, C |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
La Revue du Vin de France 98; Neal Martin (Vinous) 94-96; John Gilman (View from the Cellar) 95; Falstaff/Anne Krebiehl 94; Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 92-94; Jasper Morris/Inside Burgundy 92-94
Tasting Note
Concentrated red and black cherry, raspberry and plum with raw cocoa, warm spice, forest-floor and chalky mineral notes. Medium-full body, bright acidity, fine ripe tannins and a long, mineral-driven finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, beef Bourguignon, lamb, coq au vin, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, char siu (Cantonese roast pork), Korean BBQ (galbi), miso-glazed black cod.
Production Method
Biodynamic farming; native-yeast fermentations in truncated-cone oak vats with partial whole-cluster; minimal pumping and SO2; aged 15–18 months mainly in 228L barrels with a portion finished in Stockinger foudres; bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Family domaine de Nicolay (since 1834) based in Savigny-l