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Wine Description
The Story
Vineyard Profile
Vinification Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 18% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier) Matured 12 months in cask, then aged 6 months in tank and prepared for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering, if necessary
Size: 4.64 hectares (11.47 acres)
Les Brelances: 3...
Wine Information
The 2010 Vintage: Puligny-Montrachet
The 2009-2010 winter was classic overall, but it was marked by a brutal phenomenon on December 19: a staggering drop in temperature to -20°C (-4°F), then rising to 10°C (50°F) on December 21. January and February had seasonal weather, with the last frosts occurring between March 9-14.
April, mild and dry, saw the start of the vegetative cycle, with the chillier month of May marking a slowdown in the g...
Vintage 2010
THE 2010 BURGUNDY VINTAGE
Compared with 2009, these figures represent a deficit of 25 percent in red and 16 percent in white.
It was a cold, drawn-out winter, some two degrees cooler than the average, though rainfall and sunshine were normal. There was one severe attack of frost on December 22nd, just before Christmas, which caused widespread damage on the upside of the main road from Beaune to Dijon. In many places the road is on highe...
