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Label of Domaine Chandon de Briailles Île des Vergelesses

Domaine Chandon de Briailles

Île des Vergelesses 2019

Red · Pinot Noir 12 bottles
Value / bottle
$95.00
Total value
$1,140.00
Avg score
92.5/100
Region
Burgundy, France
Drink
2024–2038

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Excellent, perfumed Premier Cru from a strong vintage for the domaine; drink now through about 2034, sooner than your 2038 end date, and worth about $95 a bottle.

The wine

  • Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru from biodynamic Domaine Chandon de Briailles, owned by the de Nicolay family since 1834.
  • Made from just over 3 ha of steep, southeast-facing clay-limestone; many regard the site as Grand Cru quality.
  • It is one of the domaine's two flagship wines, alongside Corton-Bressandes.
  • Fermented with a high share of whole clusters (reports range from two-thirds to 100%) and aged in older barrels; 13.5% alcohol.

The vintage

  • Critics judged the domaine in terrific shape in 2019, a strong year for its top wines.
  • Old vines, about a third of the parcel, were picked before the hot sirocco weekend, adding vibrancy for ageing.

Tasting notes

  • Critics consistently rate it excellent: perfumed and silky, with cherry, wild strawberry, violet, orange rind and forest floor.
  • Vivid acidity, supple but grippy tannins and a concentrated core; some critics find the nose a little muted.
  • Drinkers are split: many praise its freshness and elegance, while some find it earthy, vegetal or not very complex.

When to drink

  • Approachable now, but it should improve and age gracefully over the coming years.
  • Research points to drinking through about 2032–2034, earlier than your 2038 end date.
  • Consider opening most of your 12 bottles by the mid-2030s rather than holding them to 2038.

Value

  • Current retail for the 2019 is about $92–95 per bottle; Cask Cartel's $399 is an outlier.
  • Fair value is about $95 per bottle, or roughly $1,140 for your 12 bottles.
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