Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Marechaudes 2012 SO20231114 the cask & the ageing

the cask & the ageing process

From the producer: Sweeter up front with grain and corn immediately apparent

All natural ingredients

the final product is brought to proof with the low mineral

Second wines from good estates in great vintages remain one of the few honest ways to drink mature Bordeaux without a fight

Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Marechaudes 2012 SO20231114 the cask & the ageingChandon de Briailles is one of the great traditionalist domaines of the Cote de Beaune, farmed biodynamically and worked by horse, with cellar work that leans heavily on whole cluster fermentation and minimal intervention. This Corton Marechaudes sits on the eastern slope of the Corton hill, just below Corton Bressandes, on iron rich limestone soils that the domaine has farmed for decades. At thirteen years from vintage, the 2012 is now drinking