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White wines : The maturity of the white wines was more problematic to approach.
| Some plots (the young vines, the Perrières, etc.) were ripe: for the young vines because of the early flowering, and for the old vines in Charmes and Perrières because of the precocity of the sites and lower yields.The fruit was in perfect sanitary condition and pressing whole grapes did not raise problems. We waited for the other plots to reach " op... |
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The Story
The hard Comblanchian limestone which disappears deep underground around Nuits-Saint-Georges reappears here where, as one moves southward, red wines give way to whites. Nowhere in the Côte de Beaune does the Chardonnay grape do better than it does here. Along the village streets are a succession of little houses belonging to the vineyard workers, mixed with more imposing dwellings. The stone-work on the 53 metre-high church tower looks like it...
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The weather/ After a particularly mild autumn, winter was exceptionally lenient. Rare frosts at the beginning of January were followed by lingering mild weather (8° - 14°C).
- Spring began with hot weather worthy of summer causing an abnormally premature but fast bud break. The youngest vines disbudded as early as April 18th.
- The first flowers could be seen at the beginning of May in the most premature climats. The flowering continued ov...
