Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2014 The palate is medium-bodied with

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a little brine on the entry

but its day will come

(50+ year old vines)

An overtly floral suffused nose displays notes of pear compote

This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend or might trip over its untrammeled ambition

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2014 The palate is medium-bodied with(this has the highest average vine age of these grands crus at 40+ years of age). This is classic Clos du Roi with the hallmark intense sauvage character that suffuses this wine from head to toe. The ripe nose of red and dark berry fruit is abundantly laced with earth and floral scents. The muscular, round and impressively scaled flavors possess excellent richness as well as plenty of wonderful tension before terminating in an explosive mineral