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Wine Description
The Story
This Grand Cru within the Puligny-Montrachet area was given the name “Chevalier,” or Knight, because it is the most elevated vineyard in the area. It is full-bodied with notes of spice, citrus, stone and toast. Quite soft on the palate, it delivers an extraordinary length and is age worthy.
Vintage 2010
THE 2010 BURGUNDY VINTAGE
Compared with 2009, these figures represent a deficit of 25 percent in red and 16 percent in white.
It was a cold, drawn-out winter, some two degrees cooler than the average, though rainfall and sunshine were normal. There was one severe attack of frost on December 22nd, just before Christmas, which caused widespread damage on the upside of the main road from Beaune to Dijon. In many places the road is on highe...
