2023, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, PERNAND-VERGELESSES, 1er Cru, 'Les Vergelesses'Last picked, so needed a lot of sorting. A dark and brooding purple, with dark cherry, definitely a blacker style of fruit. This is Pernand with an Aloxe style, saved by a touch of Savigny elegance, especially towards the back. 14% but with a little freshness to finish. In bottle. Drink from 2027 2032. *** 88 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy. Marvellous, ripe plum fruit with hints of rosemary, earth and peppery spice. The texture is fresh and lively,

and rosewater on the palate

I imagine the 2015 will mature a touch early by the maison's standards

30% cabernet franc and 18% cabernet sauvignon

47% Merlot with 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot

Even with all of the natural richness of the year

Full and dense while being weightless and bright at the end

even better than I expected to be honest

With the 2022 Giscours

Made with fruit from all north-facing vineyard sites (mostly in Olmo with a little bit from Lamole)

fine depth and with plenty of concentration counterbalanced by finesse toward the graphite-infused finish

the quality of Bourgneuf's 2024 underlines this estate's proximity to Trotanoy (one block actually reaches the outbuildings of Trotanoy)

The 2021 Cantenac Brown has commendable fruit intensity on the nose considering the growing season: blackberry and wild strawberry fruit