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Wine Description
The Story
This plot, which is very rich in limestone, existed before ‘Chambertin’ existed. In 640, the Duke Amalgaire gave lands to the Abbey of Bèze and the monks cleared a forest to plant vines. In the seventeenth century the yield was estimated at 25 hl/ha: two times less than that of the vines on the plain.
The renown and the quality of the wines from Clos de Bèze was such, that in the eighteenth century, they were 20 times more expensive than a c...
Vintage 1959
Burgundy: A record crop of magnificent wines, legendary and still very good. Full but soft-textured. After a number of difficult vintages and small crops, finally a great vintage arrived with the rare combination of sufficient quantity and high quality.
An ideal spring flowering was followed by hot and dry weather in July and August. Showers refreshed the vines and on 14 September the harvest commenced under clear skies.
Great, charmi...
