Chantereves Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2023 CS20230731 an amphitheater of Petit Manseng

an amphitheater of Petit Manseng vines whose mountain view reminded Didier of the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon

hard-to-find bottling: in some years Mugnier sets aside the youngest vines of his Clos de la Marechale monopole and bottles them under this revived historical name

This 14-year-old whiskey is a unique balance of age and flavor accenting the rich

From the importer:

Chantereves Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2023 CS20230731 an amphitheater of Petit MansengCorton has a reputation as the grand cru that makes you wait Bressandes is the climat that flirts back. It sits on the hill's east facing mid slope, on iron rich red clay over limestone, and it reliably gives the fleshiest, most red fruited version of Corton there is. Chantereves treat it the way they treat everything: grapes bought from growers farming organically, unhurried low intervention levage, no oak makeup smeared over the top. The 2023 leads