Domaine Chandon De Brialles Aux Fourneaux AOC Burgundy Francriailles

Tasting Note
In the glass it shows a lively medium-cherry colour with a bright ruby rim. On the nose there’s a generous red fruit spectrum – sweet cherries, raspberries, a hint of wild strawberries – layered with touches of violet, rose petal and subtle earth/forest floor.  On the palate the fruit is silky and juicy: ripe dark berries, a suggestion of dark biscuit or milk chocolate and vanilla (from maturation) appear. The acidity is fresh, minerality present, and the tannins are elegantly structured though present, giving backbone rather than pure softness. The finish lingers with fine red fruit and savoury detail. A wine that combines early appeal with serious underlying structure.

Drinking Window
Given its style and the vintage:

• Earliest comfortable drinking: around 2024-2025 (it is already showing good charm) Goedhuis Waddesdon+1
• Prime drinking: 2026-2034 — during these years it should balance fruit generosity and develop nuance.
• Extended potential: possibly to 2035+, assuming perfect storage; though given it’s not the very top tier Cru in the estate’s range, cautious to assume extreme longevity.