The Corton-Bressandes was cropped at a fairly low yield of 22hl/ha in 2016 and fermented with 100% whole cluster fruit. The incipiently complex bouquet offers up notes of ripe plum, spice, bitter orange, dried flowers and forest floor, followed on the palate by a full-bodied, richly structured wine with a deep core of fruit, supple tannins and a lovely sense of energy through the long and penetrating finish. The generous mid-palate of Bressandes is already expressive, and like the Maréchaudes this seems to be a relatively precocious rendition of this cuvée, which may be bottled after Christmas if it clarifies sufficiently, says de Nicolay. Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/burgundy/chandon-de-briailles-corton-bressandes-grand-cru-2016-16775#xCzpxZLcXCdtx9mO.99

94+ The 2016 Bressandes from Chandon de Briailles was raised in twenty percent new oak in this vintage and, like all of the Maréchaudes, included eighty percent whole clusters in 2016. The wine is a stunning bottle, delivering a pure and classic constellation of red and black cherries, pigeon, coffee, complex, stony soil tones, lovely spice elements and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with a sappy core, great transparency, fine-grained tannins and a long, poised and beautifully focused finish. A great Corton!

The 2016 Corton Bressandes Grand Cru is also showing extremely well, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis, ripe plums, dark chocolate, dried flowers and spices. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ample and velvety, with a deep, layered core, succulent balancing acids and a long, intense and beautifully soil-driven finish. Cropped at 22 hectoliters per hectare, this is an exceptional Bressandes that will be well worth seeking out.- WK

(91-93) A slightly riper array of deeply pitched aromas includes notes of cassis, warm earth, game and soft spice wisps. The mouth feel of the moderately more concentrated flavors is finer as well with excellent richness yet the balanced, long and mouth coating finish manages to retain a lovely sense of energy and delineation. This too should drink reasonably well young if desired.

Dark and inviting, this red fills a lush texture with black cherry, blackberry, iron, tar and spice flavors. Dense and muscular, winding down with echoes of fruit and spice. Solidly built and well-proportioned. Best from 2023 through 2035. 312 cases made.–BS