spartan personality

the wine continued showing the riper character and more Mediterranean profile of the vineyard

and this vintage does a great job of packaging it all together

Angelo Gaja describes 2009 as a year with a lot of rain until June

but it is not mature

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Bressandes Vintage:2012 spartan personality(from three separate plantings that have an average vine age of ~35 years). Subtle hints of wood toast are present on the cool and overtly floral inflected aromas of red berries, smoke, sandalwood and spice. The mouth feel of the middle weight plus flavors are finer yet there is the classic Corton muscle that shows up on the notably firm, powerful and driving finish. As the best examples of Bressandes always are, this is a wine of power and