The Story
Vineyard Profile: Appellation: Burgundy /Location: 3 parcels in Puligny-Montrachet of Les Pucelles / Cultivation: 100% biodynamic / Size: Total of 2.75 hectares (6.79 acres)
le clos du meix: 26 ouvrées (2.77 acres), planted in 1981 and 1985
la grande: 29.5 ouvrées (3.12 acres), planted in 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 and 1963
la petite: 8.5 ouvrées (0.91 acre), planted in 1969
Soil: Calcareous clay
Vinification
Long, gentle pneumatic p...
Vintage 1978
The 1978 wine vintage in Burgundy was a breathtaking, monumental masterpiece, universally celebrated as one of the absolute greatest and most perfect Burgundy harvests of the 20th century. Following a miserably cold, wet spring that severely delayed vine flowering and drastically slashed overall crop yields, a miracle period of uninterrupted, blistering hot sunshine arrived in August and lasted straight through a flawless October harvest. This...
