Notes
A long, full and very deep wine, with lots of grip. It always produces my favorite of the Tollot-Beaut wines. You don’t get this kind of depth and substance from anywhere but old vines in a Grand Cru vineyard.
Les Bressandes is a vineyard of the Corton Grand Cru appellation in the Côte de Beaune district of Burgundy. Around 20 different domaines and negociants produce Corton Bressandes Pinot Noir wines.It is the largest named subsection (lieu-dit) of Corton, and regarded as one of the best.
The site is located about half a kilometer (0.3 miles) northeast of Aloxe-Corton village. The property’s northeast end borders the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny.
The 17.4 hectare (43 acre) vineyard.faces southeast about halfway up the Montagne de Corton hill, below the Corton Clos du Roi and Les Renardes climats.This triumvirate are regarded as the best in the appellation.
In this middle section of the slope there is brown limestone with higher clay content – ideal for Pinot Noir. Les Bressandes is a rocky vineyard with meager topsoils, occupying the site of a former quarry.
