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Wine Description
The Story
Les Chenevottes rises primarily above 787 feet and is divided into three climats: Les Chenevottes, Les Commes and Les Bondues. Adjoining Premieres Crus vineyards are Les Macherelles and Les Vergers. Known for its white wines, the vineyard is not overly humid, mostly flat and is located west of N6 before it enters St-Aubin. Both red and white grapes are allowed.
Total Size: 11.0 ha (27.2 acres)
Winery Holdings: 0.34 ha (0.86 acre)
Chenevottes derives from ancient French Cheneve «hemp». Surely this was a field where hemp was cultivated.
Bernard Moreau:
This vineyard lies in the base of a valley and the soils are light, made up of sediment and iron. The result of these soils and the vines of 50-60 years of age is the grapes are generally riper and the wines can be very fat and juicy, but that isn’t Alex’s style.
Vintage 2020
In Burgundy, the harvest is over for most farmers. It has been a year with a lot of heat both in July and August. A huge problem this year has been leaf-thinning and canopy management. Those who have not paid enough attention to the leaf-thinning experienced problems with sunburned grapes.
In Cote d’Or, it is especially the heat that has been tricky this season. First and foremost, some grapes have been burned by the sun resulting in raisins that the critical winegrower will not want in the cellar. Secondly, too much sun for a longer period caused stress among the vines and thus shut down the ripening. The result is grapes that look ripe but are still not ripe in taste. On the other hand, the most critical winegrowers report of really good grapes in the winery. Producers up north in Chablis are also reporting a satisfactory harvest.