The Story
The Domaine's Cazetiers is just behind the wall surrounding the Clos saint Jacques. The soil is orange ochre but at the same time rich in loam and limestone which helps drainage and absorbs the heat during the day to release to the grapes during the night.
The parcelle is characterized by three different soils:
Upper : Ostrea Acuminata marl (clay and limestone). Clear soil often rich in clay.
Middle : rock and scree covered slope
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Vintage 2016
2016 RED BURGUNDY VINTAGE REPORT
The 2016 harvest was, of course, later for Pinot Noir in the Côtes de Nuits, and some climats had different productions depending on how they weathered the frost of April 26th. In this report I will talk about each of the producers’ allocations to illustrate the variations between the totals from the 2015 and 2016 vintages. I will also seek to give you an idea of the style of the 2016 red wines versus those ...
