Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

95 WA / 92-95 BH / 17.5 JR / 96 DE

The 2015 Corton Bressandes Grand Cru is superb, soaring from the glass with a stunningly complex bouquet of cassis, plums, tar, black truffle, dark chocolate and rich spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, powerful and dramatic, with a lavish, layered attack; a massively deep, concentrated and multidimensional mid-palate; and an ample chassis of fine-grained, velvety tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully chewy finish. This Corton Bressandes' sheer scale will demand a decade of cellaring, but this wine exemplifies just what was possible on the hill of Corton in the 2015 vintage. WK - The Wine Advocate

A markedly ripe yet elegant nose that consists of rose petal, plum liqueur, lilac, spice and wet stone aromas is trimmed in enough wood to notice. The very rich, intense and wonderfully vibrant big-bodied flavors evidence obvious minerality on the mouth coating and impressively long finish. This is a big and refined effort that is very much built-to-age so patience required. Allen Meadows - Burghound

More life and zest than the Corton-Les Maréchaudes 2015. Satisfying and good balance between fruit, acidity and structure. Jancis Robinson

The Bressandes takes things up a notch, with a fabulous nose of dark fruit, rich soil, fresh mushroom and woodsmoke. The palate is deep and full-bodied with incredible structual amplitude, endowed with the richness of the vintage but also all of Corton's taut, mineral vigour. François de Nicolay mentioned that the wine will receive an extended élevage in barrel, and it certainly has the materials to merit that. William Kelley - Decanter