Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes 2005

Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes 2005

stunningly rich flavors that dance across the palate and the length here is flat out phenomenal

this is textbook Lavaut

though three previous samples were marred by an overt musty edge

without any sense of heaviness

The succulent and impressively concentrated flavors are almost viscous as well as highly seductive

From a vineyard well-situated between Le Pin and Trotanoy

For those who want pure brute strength and unbelievable size

culminating in a slightly austere and ever-so-mildly dry finish of solid though not exceptional persistence

This is easily the freshest wine to this point with its splendidly complex aromas of mostly red currant

and loads of sweet raspberry

a scent of unsmoked

There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension suffusing the much more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that are not quite as rich but notably more precise on the chiseled and wonderfully refined finish