2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Duchesne Freres with partial destemming

with partial destemming

Crafted only in exceptional years from the house’s grand‐cru parcels

Pinot Noir and Gamay from Les Vercherres are harvested at the same time and co-fermented to produce this exceptionally delicious Passetoutgrain that manages to please both Burgundy and Beaujolais fans alike

With such attention to detail and the utmost care put into all this estate’s bottlings

2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Duchesne Freres with partial destemmingClos du Roi, one of the most famous vineyards of Corton, is just below the Le Corton lieu dit of Corton Charlemagne, a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay limestone marls containing a little sand and little topsoil. Claude describes it as a chance to taste Charlemagne as a red. The vines struggle here in the rugged soil. It is a late ripening terroir which, through its ability to drain, allows the grapes to avoid rot during