Peter Maude Fine Wines
2023, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, CORTON, Grand Cru, Blanc
$518
The Corton has been in barrel rather than foudre. Two thirds derives from Bressandes, one third Chaumes et Voierosse, whence comes the more mineral aspect. Mid lemon yellow. A spicy form of reduction here. The fruit swells through the middle of the palate, racy citrus notes on top of a full panoply of orchard fruit. The reductive character, giving some bacon fat, need to calm down so that it just becomes a complexifying factor. Claude says “I find the middle of the mouth very Bressandes, the finish Chaumes”. Certainly, there is a tingling finish, with the reduction now cleaned up. **** 92-95 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (2025).
Drinking Window: 2029 - 2035