Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru "Les Valozières", Chandon de Briailles - 2020

Name: Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru "Les Valozières", Chandon de Briailles
Brand: Chandon de Briailles
SKU: 20346
Price: 127.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 20346 750mL

From the village of Aloxe-Corton in northern Côtes de Beaune comes this earthy, gamey, red-berried offering. Though young vine fruit makes this bottling light & approachable in it's youth, the wine has enough structure to evolve over the next few years.

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$1535.88 $1382.29/ Case of 12

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Côte de Beaune

Appellation/Village

Aloxe-Corton

Producer

Chandon de Briailles

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir

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About the Producer

Domaine Chandon de Briailles Savigny-les-Beaune, Burgundy France Domaine Chandon de Briailles has been owned by the same family since 1834. The celebrated winery has familial ties to Moët and Chandon in Champagne, and now is run by the Count Aymard-Claude de Nicolay and his wife, the Countess, Nadine. Currently, Nadine and their youngest daughter, Claude are in charge, with the help of their...

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Glossary

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir, the concept that wines from a specific region have unique and identifiable traits, is intricately...

Aloxe-Corton

According to legend, the Emperor Charlemagne was a devout lover of the red wines of Corton. His wife, however, was none too pleased with the perpetual sight of her husband's red-stained beard - and so she ordered that white grapes be planted on the hill. Thus we today have the wonderful duality of Aloxe-Corton, producing both reds and whites of the highest quality. Situated at the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, the village is home to a handful of Grand Cru vineyards (called Corton if...

Burgundy

The range of wine styles offered in Burgundy rivals that of any other region. In Chablis, Chardonnay is left unoaked to produce lean, crisp, steely wines with incredible acidity - a far cry from the vanilla-oak bombs that so many consumers associate with this grape. Fans of rich, unctuous, and well-oaked Chardonnay will enjoy Chassagne-Montrachet, whose age-worthy offerings offer all the fatness of a California wine, yet retain a very Burgundian, mineral-driven core and great acidity....