Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2013 This is a chiseled and

This is a chiseled and sleekly powerful effort that should also be capable of aging effortlessly for years

full-bodied palate

My most recent visit to Gaja was quite an experience

and as it so often happens

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Vintage:2013 This is a chiseled and(this has the highest average vine age of these grands crus at 40+ years of age). This is classic Clos du Roi with the hallmark intense sauvage character that suffuses this wine from head to toe. The ripe nose of red and dark berry fruit is abundantly laced with earth and floral scents. The muscular, round and impressively scaled flavors possess excellent richness as well as plenty of wonderful tension before terminating in an explosive mineral