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Corton Blanc, Domaine Chandon de Briailles 2010

Tasting Notes

**Note: from a .25 ha parcel, 80% of which is planted in the climat of Bressandes with the remainder planted in Renardes and Les Chaumes; note that the Renardes, if bottled separately, could be declared as Corton-Charlemagne**
This is much less elegant than the Ile but compensates through much greater complexity as the broad ranging nose reflects notes of white orchard fruit, citrus peel, spice, earth and hints of dried flowers. There is a discreet touch of wood visible on the big-bodied, powerful and impressively concentrated flavors that possess outstanding drive and superb length. This is a big but not rustic wine and while it won't win any awards for refinement, if you like powerful and ageworthy whites, this would be a good choice.

93
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (47), June 2012

(bottled in January of 2012): Pale golden-yellow color. Highly perfumed scents of peach, lemon peel, licorice, ginger, nutmeg, aromatic herbs, licorice and mint. Dense and tactile on entry, they nicely sweet in the middle, with strong flavors of minerals, botanical herbs and mint. Quite powerful on the end, even a bit youthfully aggressive, with multidimensional finishing flavors of talc, citrus zest, brown spices and salty minerality. Outstanding soil-driven wine in the making, from vines that average about 30 years of age.

93+
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, April 2013
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