WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “The 2012 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi comes from a single 2-hectare plot from under the Clos des Marconnets. It has an expressive bouquet with lively redcurrant and raspberry fruit, touches of violet and…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “The 2012 Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes has perhaps the purest bouquet of Chanson’s premier crus this year with lifted, perfumed cassis, blackberry and violets scents, and underlying mineralite that should be enhanced with bottle age.…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “The 2012 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Feves, from Chanson’s 4.2-hectares monopole, has a very composed bouquet with pure scents of redcurrant, cranberry and undergrowth that unfolds beautifully in the glass. The palate has fine…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “Lucid purple in color, it has a precocious nose for a 2012 with iodine-stained cassis and blueberry fruit that deserve one or two years to settle. The palate is fruit-driven and for some reason, reminiscent…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Chassagne-Montrachet 1ere Cru les Chenevottes 2011 is taciturn on the nose, initially not quite as defined as its peers, although it unfolds with aeration,…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “The 2012 Corton Vergennes Grand Cru has a tight, linear bruised- apple nose that reveals hidden mineral depth with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with a fine bead of acidity, with hints of dried apricot…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Chanson “Lucid purple in color, it has a precocious nose for a 2012 with iodine-stained cassis and blueberry fruit that deserve one or two years to settle. The palate is fruit-driven and for some reason, reminiscent…
WINERY PROFILE | Clos Figueras “The luscious 2010 Serras del Priorat (60% Garnacha, 20% Carinena and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 8 months in 500-liter, two-year-old French casks) has a powerful, floral bouquet with touches of iodine and honey. The…