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Wine Description
The Story
Les Gruenchers is a lieu-dit north of the village of Chambolle-Musigny, at the foot of the hill, where the slope is only slight (less than 5%). Ranging in altitude from 266 to 273 meters, this lieu-dit faces southeast.
The soil is 40 to 50 cm thick, and very stony, with jagged fragments of Premeaux limestone, and flint-like chert nodules (chailles).
The substratum at Les Gruenchers is composed of Premeaux limestone.
Vintage 1991
The 1991 vintage in Burgundy is celebrated as a classic "insider" vintage—a dark-horse success story that dramatically outperformed neighboring Bordeaux and defied a spring frost to produce fragrant, beautifully structured, and highly terroir-expressive red wines.
Growing Conditions & Climate
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Spring Frost: Similar to Bordeaux, a severe frost in late April struck Burgundy, killing early shoots and drastically reducing potential yiel...
