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Yields for the whites were 36-38 hl/ha, 20% new oak. The wines sampled here range from very good to magnificent. (Continue reading here.)
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Domaine Alain HUDELOT-NOËLLAT (Chambolle-Musigny) -- 2016 Tasted from Barrel
(Originally published November 2017)
Harvesting here began on 24 September. Overall, the estate suffered a loss of 30% from a normal harvest, reported Charles van Canneyt. In this vintage, he destemmed all the grapes because of the unevenness of the stem ripeness. The grapes, though, were very healthy, he continued, and there was almost no chaptalization for the wines. The village wines see about 20% new oak, the premiers crus 30-40%, and the grands crus 50%.
This is another in a string of very fine vintages under Charles. The terroirs really show through here.(Continue reading here.)
Domaine de la VOUGERAIE -- 2016 Part III: Whites Tasted from Barrel Samples
(Originally published December 2017)
See here for background information on the 2016 at Domaine de la Vougeraie. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine de la VOUGERAIE (Prémeaux-Prissey) -- 2016 Part I: Regional and Village Reds Tasted from Barrel Samples
(Originally published December 2017)
The harvest here began on 19 September with both reds and whites and on both Côtes, and it finished on 4 October on the Hautes-Côtes. No sorting was necessary. Maceration was a little shorter than usual. Whole clusters were used more than usual and there was a little less pigeage (punching down) and a little more remontage (pumping over) than usual.
Generally, the wines are raised 1/3 in new oak, 1/3 in one-year barrels, and 1/3 in older barrels, and when the wines are racked, they go into older barrels. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine HUDELOT-NOËLLAT (Chambolle-Musigny) -- 2017 Tasted from Cask and Bottle
Charles van Canneyt said that he harvest the white (yes, the first Domaine white to be made) on 31 August and began the reds on 7 September. He characterized the yields as “correct" and even “generous" where the vines had been affected by frost in 2016.
There was no whole cluster fermentation. Malic acidities were not real low and malo-lactic fermentations were late. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine Alain HUDELOT-NOËLLAT (Chambolle-Musigny) -- 2015 Tasted from Barrel
(Originally published 5 January 2017.)
Charles van Canneyt said that harvesting began on 7 September. He said that yields were “corrects" — meaning adequate or decent. Except for the Bourgogne, there was “a little” whole cluster in all the wines. Malolactic fermentations were late.
The estate has been on the rise since the late 1990s, but since Charles has been here, the quality has really solidified. The scores, which I try to do on a more or less objective basis,* are high here, but thinking back on all my visits to taste 2015s, this was one of the estates where the wines had a special appeal to me personally. I urge you to try these wines, should you get the opportunity.
* All aesthetic judgments are contextual and subjective, but one can also introduce an an air of objectivity by judging according to consistent parameters.
Domaine FOURRIER (Gevrey-Chambertin) -- 2015 Tasted from Tank and Barrel
(Originally published 15 March 2017.)
Jean-Marie Fourrier said that harvesting began on 1 September and lasted six days. As usual, all wines were fermented without whole clusters. Malolactic fermentations began and finished early: by mid-February, most had finished. He expected to bottle the wines in February 2017.
As for the vintage, he compared it to a cross between 2009 and 2010 in style.
The wines for the rich collectors have become the Clos Saint-Jacques and the Griotte-Chambertin, but look at the whole lineup and you’ll see that one can do quite well with the premiers crus and even the village wines, and for much better value. (Continue reading here.)
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