Chandon de Briailles, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy creamy flavors and generous yet

creamy flavors and generous yet integrated oak spice with lively acidity

quince and wild honey

On the palate it is surprisingly restrained

ripe and elegant nose combines a wide array of floral and spice elements that add breadth to the variety of red currant and dark cherry scents that are trimmed in a discreet note of sandalwood

The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra opens with a cooling array of sweet sage and white smoke

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions_italy creamy flavors and generous yet(from a tiny parcel in Les Renardes). This is aromatically similar to the straight Corton Blanc though with a whiff of the exotic lurking in the background. There is a lovely sense of energy to the much more obviously mineral and soil inflected larger scaled flavors that flash fine power and drive on the clean, dry and sneaky long finish. This will need to develop better depth to merit the upper end of my projected range, but it may well do so in time.