Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2014

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The very precocious springtime was a sign for a September harvest but the whims of the summer period prevailed over calculation.

First, on June 28th, the hailstorm which damaged the vineyards in Pommard and Volnay tempered our enthusiasm as it hit our vines from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Chambolle-Musigny.
The wet and chilly weather of August considerably slowed down the maturation process.
In September, a surprise guest called Drosophila Su...

This was the first parcel purchased by Georges Mugneret in 1953 when he was a medical student. He had been determined to buy a parcel of Clos Vougeot ever since that of his grandfather had been sold, and had in his private cellar some 1929 Clos Vougeot - the year of his birth - coming from that old parcel. Marvelous!

The soil is pebbly and gravelly, with very low clay content, allowing the vines to grow deep roots easily.