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2018 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses

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+ Burghound,"Outstanding". BH 91 An earthy and distinctly gamy nose of forest floor, red pinot and cassis aromas is trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The delicious, vibrant and sleekly textured medium-bodied flavors possess slightly better mid-palate density, all wrapped in a focused, powerful and mildly rustic finale. Good quality here in a wine that should reward mid-term cellaring. (Drink starting 2025) From Web: Pernand's five Pinot 1er Crus are all south of the village, close to the Corton hill. Like all villages of the Côte d-Or, Pernand chose to suffix the name of its best vineyard, in this case the east-facing Les Vergelesses. Chandon de Briailles has 1.22 hectares in the Bas-Vergelesses section of this vineyard. This is the same vineyard, by the way, that continues into neighbouring Savigny-lès-Beaune (where it is then called Aux Vergelesses). The soil here--stony on the upper part of the plot and clay-dominant at the bottom--is iron-rich and gives an intense and complex wine, often with smoky, currant-like fruit. From a plot of 1956 vines, the 2017 retained 75% whole bunches.
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