Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses 2011 SF Chronicle - Past Pick fresh citrus

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cool-climate Pinot Noir from Sta

A Champagne for lovers of Blanc de Blancs who want the precision of artisanal production

Sauvignon Blanc

The wine is built accordingly: deeply expressive aromatics of hawthorn and acacia

Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses 2011 SF Chronicle - Past Pick fresh citrusIle des Vergelesses is widely considered the Grand Cru of Pernand Vergelesses a long, gentle east facing slope that in great vintages can rival the Cortons for complexity. Chandon de Briailles farms it biodynamically and ferments with whole clusters, the house signature, and the wine is now fourteen years from vintage and drinking gorgeously. This is mature Burgundy at its most rewarding: the fruit has turned to dried red cherry and rose petal, the