Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru – 2013
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 3 parcels in Chevalier-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: Total of 1.80 hectares (4.45 acres)Chevalier du bas sud (lower south): 6.5 ouvrées (0.69 acre), planted in 1957 and 1958Chevalier du bas nord (lower north): 16 ouvrées (1.69 acres), planted in 1955, 1964 and 1980Chevalier du haut (upper): 19 ouvrées (2.01 acres), planted in 1974
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vintage Report
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Ripeness monitored parcel-by-parcel for optimal harvest date
Hand-harvested with grape sorting
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Vinification
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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, 25% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 Allier)
Aged 12 months in cask, 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottling
Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary
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Reviews
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Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru – 2013 – 95 points – Vinous
“Bright yellow. Musky yellow peach, grilled nuts and flinty minerality on the nose. Plush, silky and rich; in fact, downright voluptuous for the year, but with terrific mineral energy to its ripe stone fruit flavors. Finishes tactile and long…”
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Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru – 2013 – 94 – 97 points – Vinous
“Superb purity of apricot, lemon drop and iodine on the nose. Suave, silky and highly concentrated, with dense fruit flavors given definition by the wine's mineral finesse…The building, gripping finish saturates the palate.”
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Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru – 2013 – 96 points – Decanter
“Elegantly perfumed with a floral, pear and citrus character. Delicious texture with a long, mineral finish. A wonderful wine.”