Domaine Chandon de Briailles, Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru, Ile des Vergelesses Rouge 2012

(vinified with 30% whole clusters; from a tiny crop due to coulure resulting from cold weather during the flowering; 12.3% natural alcohol): Bright medium red. Sweet red fruits on the expressive nose. Then sweet but rather backward on the palate, with spicy flavors of redcurrant, strawberry and leather framed by stony minerality. This is starting to shut down in the bottle and has serious tannins for aging.

• Drinking Window: 2021 - 2028
• Reviewer Name: Stephen Tanzer
• Review Date: March 2015