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"We tend to count too much on science, when, before, people gave importance to natural things. One thing is certain, the ancients were not dumb, and if they established a tradition it was because of their experience. They tried to eliminate unfavorable elements and preserve what worked best." -Henri Jayer
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...
