Château des Rontets
Claire and Fabio Gazeau-Montrasi were about three days away from starting to pick their 2016 crop when I visited them on September 12. According to Fabio, "we'll be lucky to make ten hectoliters per hectare this year," as this estate in Fuissé was "killed" by the August 13 hailstorm. The 2015s, meanwhile, were still fermenting their sugars, and Montrasi told me that he might have to finish the wines with commercial yeasts.
I tasted the 2014s here, and they are among the stars of the vintage in the Mâconnais. Montrasi expressed the opinion that 2012, 2013 and 2014 "are not very different" but added that the '14s "have the best balance and are easier to approach." In comparison, he went on, the 2013s are stricter due to the low yields and late harvest while the 2012s are fatter and richer. "The 2014s have taken on more layers and nuance with aging and are more complex and talkative today than they were a year ago," he explained.
From Mâconnais: The Headspinning 2015s and The Classic 2014s (Oct 2016) by Stephen Tanzer
2014 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Varambon
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