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Wine Description
The Story
In Vosne-Romanée, the vines of the lieu-dit "la Croix Blanche” are of a venerable age and yields are very low; in Flagey, "les Autrots” is still young, more productive but already possessing good balance. Together they produce a wine that's quite concentrated for this level of appellation.
As well as our own plots in Vosne-Romanée and Flagey, totalling roughly one hectare (2.5 acres), this cuvée contains grapes or wines bought from winegrowers on the Côte de Nuits: Marsannay, Fixin, Morey, Vosne-Romanée or Nuits-St-Georges.
The wines that come from the vineyards bearing the Bourgogne appellation and situated in the prestigious villages of the Côte de Nuits share the characteristics of freshness, structure and even strength.
We don't necessarily advise you to drink this wine when it's very young. It will often benefit from being aged for a few years in the bottle; two or even more, particularly in cold years.
This wine is matured mainly in casks having already contained one or several wines and the bottling takes place a little earlier, but apart from that, it follows the same course as the other wines of the estate.
These grapes are vinified delicately, without any excessive extraction, following the same principles as those applied to the other vineyards of the estate.
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.