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Wine Description
The Story
Vinification: Grapes from the Clos vinified by vine age (4 different cuvées). 100% de-stemmed, 5-8 days' cold (13-14°C) maceration, 5-10 days' fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 3-15 days' post-fermentation maceration. 18-24 months' aging in older oak barrels.
Size: 5.23 ha (12.92 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted from 1930 to 1986
Terroir: 80% Petits Epenots, 20% Grands Epenots, brown soil with stones on surface, hard li...
Vintage 1998
1998 VINTAGE in Burgundy
The 1998 vintage was born under good auspices and has real potential. In spite of the occasional capricious weather conditions, the harvest has given us wines full of promise ? some fruity and seductive, others meaty and more structured.
After brief cold spells in January and February, the vines enjoyed temperatures above the seasonal average in March. This mild weather was interrupted by cold and rainy condition...
