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Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
The Chambertin Grand Cru lies between the village of Morey-Saint-Denis to the south and Gevrey-Chambertin to the north, mid-slope, but at the upper limit for winegrowing on this hillside. The slope is steep (more than 5%). The plot ranges in altitude from 273 to 302 meters. The lieu-dit faces east-southeast.
The soil changes from east to west. In the eastern part, the reddish-brown soil is about 40 to 50 cm thick, with many blunt crinoidal limestone fragments (calcaire à Entroques). In the central part, the soil is less stony, with small oyster shells in patches. In the western part, the soil contains angular-to-blunt Premeaux limestone fragments.
Two types of substratum underlie the Clos de Bèze. In the eastern part, ocher limestone rich in debris from marine organisms (calcaire à Entroques) crops out in places, because a former quarry once existed in this Grand Cru. In the western part, fine-grained light-colored Premeaux limestone, containing flint-like chert nodules (chailles), crops out in beds tens of centimeters thick, in the slight rise that marks the hillside, indicating an underlying fault in this Grand Cru.
Vuosikerta 2008
An indifferent spring caused uneven flowering and mildew risk. At the end of June the weather changed for the better, continuing into July. Apart from local hail in the Côte de Beaune at the end of July, the summer began well. August arrived fairly cold and variable, but fortunately the last week of the month brought fine, warm weather. The lead-up to harvest saw sunny skies, apart from two days of rain in mid-September. A challenging vintage.
From day one the red wines have had a rich, pure fruit character with fine, silky tannins. The whites offer a good balance between ripe fruit and vibrant acidity. A vintage not to be overlooked because the wines deliver potential and pleasure.
