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[message]Collection: Chandon de Briailles - Claude Nicolay
Claude Nicolay & her brother, François, are the current generation in a family estate that was founded in 1834. They have small plots totalling 34 acres dotted throughout some of Burgundy’s biggest names including; Savigny-lès-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton.
Claude and François have not rested on the prestigious family name (they are related to the Chandon family of Moët & Chandon in Champagne). Since 2001 they have been on a journey towards fully biodynamic viticulture, a reaction to what they felt was the destruction of vineyards in Burgundy through profuse spraying with chemical pesticides and herbicides.
What you get here is not just a Chardonnay from the exalted Grand Cru slopes of Corton-Le Charlemagne, but a pure and honest expression of time and place. Gently nurtured in seven-year-old barrels after a slow fermentation, it displays power and elegance from early on, developing richness and complexity as it matures in bottle.
Claude and François have not rested on the prestigious family name (they are related to the Chandon family of Moët & Chandon in Champagne). Since 2001 they have been on a journey towards fully biodynamic viticulture, a reaction to what they felt was the destruction of vineyards in Burgundy through profuse spraying with chemical pesticides and herbicides.
What you get here is not just a Chardonnay from the exalted Grand Cru slopes of Corton-Le Charlemagne, but a pure and honest expression of time and place. Gently nurtured in seven-year-old barrels after a slow fermentation, it displays power and elegance from early on, developing richness and complexity as it matures in bottle.