(91-93 points) Here too there is a deft touch of wood that is sufficiently slight so as to allow the slightly more elegant and perfumed red berry fruit, earth and stone aromas to shine. The cool, pure and more obviously mineral-inflected flavors also possess a bit more size and weight and while the lingering and well balanced finish is moderately austere, this is actually relatively civilized for a young Bressandes.

92+ The 2011 Bressandes from Chandon de Briailles was still in barrel and was showing lovely form at the time of my visit. The deep and properly reserved nose offers up a youthful mélange of red and black cherries, coffee, incipient notes of forest floor, venison and a topnote of fresh herbs. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure and suave on the attack, with a fine core of fruit, ripe, fine-grained tannins and very good length and grip on the focused and youthful finish. This will be lovely and will not take too many years in the cellar to start to drink very well indeed