2022 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Les Maréchaudes Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Athletes du Vin at Ballarat Grammar School

at Ballarat Grammar School

Sylvie Augereau has been a champion of France's natural wine renaissance

Vinification: About 10% whole-cluster inclusion depending on the vintage

For Steve it’s all about the preservation of fruit flavors without losing weight and richness

a part fermented entirely de-stemmed and a part as 20% stems and the rest whole bunch in a classic open oak vat fermentation

2022 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Les Maréchaudes Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Athletes du Vin at Ballarat Grammar SchoolMarchaudes is a part of the Aloxe commune, which is tiny with only 100 residents! Located just below Corton Bressandes, the vineyards have east, south east exposure; Claude explained that here, you begin to see some similarities to the soil you find in the Cote de Nuits. The soil is red as it is very ferruginous, and you find limestone rocks throughout the vineyard. Chandon de Briailles has 2 5ths of a hectare here, planted in 1974 and 1979. The