2008 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses

Community Tasting Notes (11) Median Score: 90 points

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  1/11/2022 - fitzi wrote:

  This bottle started off where my bottle 17 months ago left off, that is, starting to open, some flavor seeping through the still ample tannins, but not really at its best. Over three nights, it improved steadily, developing into a really interesting wine with engaging complexity and depth, good balance, and still that bit of austerity and restraint. There was a bit of cherry in there, no doubt, but my main impression was of coffee and almost a bit of chocolate, which is unique in my experience of Burgundy so far. Tannins were still durable and ample, but it didn't really matter because the other interesting characteristics stood up to them. Really the most satisfying bottle I've enjoyed in a very long time.
  
  Both this bottle and the 2002 Karthaeuserhaus Spaetlese I opened at the same time, are object lessons in the compensations of buying wines to cellar for 10-30 years. Unless you're willing to put down quite a lot of money at restaurants with deep cellars, or are adept at auction scouting, there's no other way to get these flavors into your life. A good couple of nights with these two bottles.

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  8/17/2020 - fitzi wrote:

  Rolled the dice on a bottle of this, based on the last two posted notes. The first day I thought it was too acidic and rough for real pleasure. But it smoothed out, becoming more elegant with time. Not a lot of fruit aroma or flavor, but a pleasing tension, texture, and - if you cite this as a virtue in a red Burgundy - austerity. Very different than the Pernand 1er profile I get from Rollin and Jadot, which is dense, almost meaty, with fine, sandy tannins. Very good with food; as a sipper, more interesting than pleasing. Better the second day than the first. An apt, streamlined illustration of the house style.

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  12/17/2019 - James1977 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This was a magnum. Drinking beautifully now. Very fruity nose. Cherry and strawberry with the age showing as mushroom with subtle white pepper

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  7/22/2019 - ricemanhk Likes this wine:

  Pale red with a touch of brick orange on the edge. From the color I would've assumed oxidized...and yet on the nose it was a lovely bouquet of red fruits, spices and that unmistakable perfume that only stems bring. Medium light on the body but there is an alluring intensity of more red fruits and spices with a nice lengthy finish. This is the total opposite of a fruit bomb, and may not please those who look for more body and fruit, but it's my preferred style of wine and just lovely right now. Even the empty glass was amazing to smell after the wine was all gone...
  2nd day (kept with argon) it showed even more fruit and intensity, which suggests still more life ahead, though I think it's drinking wonderful now already. That fragrance...bravo!

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  8/30/2016 - David_K wrote:

  A surprisingly evolved, pale ruby with orange around the edges. Also surprisingly evolved on the palate, with gentle acids and soft, pretty, dried fruit. Firmed up a little on the second night, which led me to believe there is perhaps more left in the tank than I first thought, but I would still err on the side of drinking this sooner rather than later.

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