2022, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, CORTON, Grand Cru, BlancA blend of chardonnay grown in Corton Bressandes and Corton Chaumes. Always well balanced with fine acidity, citrus lemon mixed with Clementine and peach notes. A vague hint of exotic fruit suffuses the nose of melon, citrus confit and white orchard fruit aromas. The bigger bodied flavours possess excellent volume and mid palate density along with plenty of sappy dry extract that imparts an attractive texture while also buffering the moderately firm

a quarter and a quarter

Fresh and fine

94+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown

as it was en primeur

yet it never feels heavy or too extracted

Structured also

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with a suave

and a cooling uplift on the finish

grainy tannins and amazing tension

I see this as being quite approachable compared to other vintages

Grey marl soils are particularly important in shaping the character of this wine