2020 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Maison Valette 100% Grenache blanc on broken

100% Grenache blanc on broken down limestone soils in the southern Ardeche

A youthful

It is taut and classical in this cool

with a long finish

cool north-facing cru planted partially in 1920 and partially in 1980 • Mostly Mencía with some Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) and Bastardo (Trousseau) • Fermented with whole clusters and a long post-fermentation maceration • raised for one year in used 225L and 500L barrels • bottled without fining or filtration

2020 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Maison Valette 100% Grenache blanc on brokenClos du Roi, one of the most famous vineyards of Corton, is just below the Le Corton lieu dit of Corton Charlemagne, a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay limestone marls containing a little sand and little topsoil. Claude describes it as a chance to taste Charlemagne as a red. The vines struggle here in the rugged soil. It is a late ripening terroir which, through its ability to drain, allows the grapes to avoid rot during