2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Ile des Vergelesses Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru, France Alexandre Filaine basalt & fractured limestone

basalt & fractured limestone

Aged a minimum 3 years in 30-gallon char level 3 barrels

Only 800 cases are produced annually

Chardonnay Crossroads Barossa Valley

Roberto and friends crushed the cooked agave with wooden mallets

2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Ile des Vergelesses Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru, France Alexandre Filaine basalt & fractured limestoneMany argue that le des Vergelesses should be classified as a Grand Cru. Its true that in the best years, with its eastern exposure and mid slope location, it behaves as a Grand Cru. Chandon de Briailles has a healthy three hectares planted to pinot noir, located in an area with a nice slope, and a good mix of clay and limestone. Ile is steeper than Les Vergelesses so the vines struggle more, giving the wine more complexity. It has more tension, cherry