Ile des Vergelesses is widely considered the Grand Cru of Pernand-Vergelesses - a long, gentle east-facing slope that in great vintages can rival the Cortons for complexity. Chandon de Briailles farms it biodynamically and ferments with whole clusters, the house signature, and the wine is now fourteen years from vintage and drinking gorgeously. This is mature Burgundy at its most rewarding: the fruit has turned to dried red cherry and rose petal, the whole-cluster spice has melded with notes of forest floor and game, and the structure has eased into something silken and complete. Drink now and over the next several years.