Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Grand Cru, 2005 022826OFFER and a Grand Cru you

and a Grand Cru you don’t need to overthink

limestone-driven soils — the exact combination that produces Prieler's most purist

and the fruit is just beginning to turn from cherry freshness toward earth

Les Saint-Georges sits at the southern end of the appellation and has long been considered grand-cru-quality in everything but title — its bid for official promotion has been working its way through the system for roughly a decade

The tannins are firm but polished

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Grand Cru, 2005 022826OFFER and a Grand Cru youOne of our very favorite domaines in Burgundy, at grand cru level, in a vintage that managed real ripeness and real acidity at the same time. Chandon de Briailles farms its Corton parcels organically (certified since 1998) and biodynamically, with the soil worked by Comtois draft horses, ferments whole clusters in open wooden cone vats without pumping the wine around, and ages it 15 to 18 months in the estate's Cistercian cellars, roughly 85% in used