2005 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses
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Friday, March 6, 2015 - '05. Need I say more. When it's right, it's just right. Pretty pale magenta. Very expressive nose, darker red fruits beyond cherry, ok maybe kirsch, somehow lacquered in to make it more intense, though those words really don't make any sense. Something ineffable behind the fruit, I dunno, there's earth and an almost vinyl-like but at the same time appealing and not chemical or artificial flavor. Wish I could put my finger on it, but I feel like Tantalus and it's just beyond my grasp.
Beautiful ripe red fruits in the mouth, exploding berries, perfectly balanced. Good to go.
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Comment posted by JohnMcIlwain:
5/2/2015 12:50:00 PM - The ineffable thing is a shit ton of stems.
Comment posted by bevetroppo:
5/2/2015 7:37:00 PM - Nice. You haVe a way with merdes.
Comment posted by JohnMcIlwain:
5/2/2015 8:04:00 PM - I tasted there and then had a dinner with the gracious Claude de Nicolay and her husband Frédéric Drouhin. And stem inclusion is the unifying theme of Chandon de Briailles at least back to 1993. Natural, but stemmy. Not completely my cup of meat, but chacun a son gout...
Comment posted by bevetroppo:
5/3/2015 4:42:00 AM - really helpful insight. thanks.