2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Shelter 2021 is the second vintage

2021 is the second vintage of this wine

then pressed and spontaneously fermented (both primary and malolactic fermentation) in old Stockinger barrels (500 and 2000 liters) for 7 months

This was pressed straight to barrel and spent eighteen months in élevage

this wine is not produced every vintage

40 the chosen combination

2021 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Shelter 2021 is the second vintageClos 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