Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2014 (50+ year old vines)

(50+ year old vines)

seamlessly integrating oak

clove and violet nuances on the pretty mix of blue and black pinot fruit and plum aromas

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Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2014 (50+ year old vines)(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