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    64
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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Vintage 2004

2004 VINTAGE in Burgundy

2004 will be remembered as the year of wonderful surprises. The month of September was hot, dry and sunny contributing to an excellent harvest which in turn gave birth to fruity, elegant wines.
The harvest started on the 13th September in Burgundy, the Mâconnais and the Côte Chalonnaise during a long awaited spell of mild weather following a summer characterised by climatic instability. 

These conditions slowed down the colouring of the grapes, disturbed the start of ripening and provided ideal conditions for the development of oidium. Luckily the return of a long period of warmth and sun from the beginning of September onwards accelerated the ripening process with a sharp increase in sugars. 

This summery weather accompanied by a warm drying wind also allowed for the vines to maintain a satisfactory sanitary state. The hailstorms unfortunately destroyed a number of important parcels in the Mâconnais and in the vineyards of the Côte d?Or at different stages of their vegetative cycle. Contrary to 2003, nature showed herself to be kind and the wine-growers had to go ahead with intensive green harvesting to control the yields, taking off the damaged grapes or leaf-thinning. 

In mid-september estimations put the forthcoming harvest at about 10% above that of an average harvest. 

Although the particularly successful 2002 and 2003 vintages are tasting beautifully at the moment, it is still to early to define the profile for the 2004 vintage. 

We will have to wait until after various tastings in November in Beaune, Chablis and in the Auxerrois region before getting a preliminary idea of the qualities of the 2004 harvest.

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A 2004 Leroy Gevrey Chambertin had a rich, saucy nose. I was told that Leroy didn’t bottle any grand or premier crus in 2004, so all the wines went into an ‘AC’ Gevrey and Vosne, depending on the vineyard, of course. The nose was exotic and concentrated with seepy, thick raspberry and blackberry fruit. The palate, however, was softer, easy and smooth, nice and pleasant, but simpler than I wanted. There was a touch of New World beef, along with menthol and spice (91).
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5440 bottles made. Ruby red, pink rim. More floral, as freshly cut roses on a misty fresh morning, some earthy notes, some spices, tiny hint of black tea, strawberries underneath, exceptional complexity. Super elegant, again this amazing combination of a lean body and an explosion of intensity, fresh acidity, you just do not notice the tannins, aftertaste for ten minutes. You get lost for words. 98

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Beaune, Burgundy

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