Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Vintage:2012 A wonderfully expressive and broad-ranging

A wonderfully expressive and broad-ranging nose offers up notes of plums

later than in other vintages

black and blue fruit

all wrapped in a solidly long and mouth coating finish

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Vintage:2012 A wonderfully expressive and broad-ranging(from three separate plantings that have an average vine age of ~35 years). Subtle hints of wood toast are present on the cool and overtly floral inflected aromas of red berries, smoke, sandalwood and spice. The mouth feel of the middle weight plus flavors are finer yet there is the classic Corton muscle that shows up on the notably firm, powerful and driving finish. As the best examples of Bressandes always are, this is a wine of power and