2020 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Maison Valette Face Nord harnesses all of

Face Nord harnesses all of this life and energy and carries it into the bottle

A youthful

stainless steel and was just bottled in January

It is taut and classical in this cool

cool north-facing cru planted partially in 1920 and partially in 1980 • Mostly Mencía with some Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) and Bastardo (Trousseau) • Fermented with whole clusters and a long post-fermentation maceration • raised for one year in used 225L and 500L barrels • bottled without fining or filtration

2020 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Maison Valette Face Nord harnesses all ofClos du Roi, one of the most famous vineyards of Corton, is just below the Le Corton lieu dit of Corton Charlemagne, a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay limestone marls containing a little sand and little topsoil. Claude describes it as a chance to taste Charlemagne as a red. The vines struggle here in the rugged soil. It is a late ripening terroir which, through its ability to drain, allows the grapes to avoid rot during