The Story
Just below the village of Chambolle, towards the east, "les Athets” is planted in deep but well-drained soil; just above it, in the direction of Morey, "les Drazey” is in a typical situation for the village, at the foot of the hill, in medium-deep soil. Situated in two vineyard plots, one of which is very old and the other middle-aged. The grapes are small and concentrated, and the sugar/acid balance here is excellent.
Normally, once it has...
Vintage 2013
HARVEST REPORT 2013 RED BURGUNDY
As far as weather was concerned, 2013 was not your typical year. It was at times cool, then hot with severe storms, followed by heavy rains hailstorms and then dry times with some occasional warm periods. It is a vintage that growers are calling the ultimate terroir vintage. Whenever you have a vintage that is not over ripe or alcoholic, or under ripe and very acid, the terroir can show through. This is not ...
