2019 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru Cote de Beaune, France Robert Barbichon With a mere 2½ hectares

With a mere 2½ hectares of vineyards in total

The exposure is southeast and the altitude is 350 meters

punchdowns during fermentation

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2019 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru Cote de Beaune, France Robert Barbichon With a mere 2½ hectaresClos 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