Chandon de Briailles is one of the great traditionalist domaines of the Cote de Beaune, farmed biodynamically and worked by horse, with cellar work that leans heavily on whole-cluster fermentation and minimal intervention. This Corton-Marechaudes sits on the eastern slope of the Corton hill, just below Corton Bressandes, on iron-rich limestone soils that the domaine has farmed for decades. At thirteen years from vintage, the 2012 is now drinking beautifully - the structure has softened, the whole-cluster florals have integrated, and the wine has slipped into that gorgeous secondary phase of dried cherry, forest floor, and graphite. A Grand Cru drinking in its prime window.