Domaine Chandon de Briailles
Domaine Chandon de Briailles
This fantastic estate in Burgundy`s Savigny-les-Beaune commune is run by Claude Drouhin and her brother Francois de Nicolay. Since 1834 Domaine Chandon de Brialles has been owned and managed by the de Nicolay family. Chandon de Brialles has 13 hectares of vines which are found in Aloxe-Corton, Corton, Savigny and Pernand-Vergelesses. Such appellations are often associated with wines that display a somewhat rustic, unpolished style but it is a testament to Nicolay`s skillful winemaking that such an accusation could never be leveled at their wines. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1989, with a third of the domaine cultivated biodynamically. No new oak is used and the average barrel age is seven years. These are very graceful, elegant wines, without ostentation.