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Domaine Humbert Frères

The Humbert brothers, who own six hectares of vines, have crafted a set of 2003s that largely avoid the roasted side of this hot year.They were able to carry out a cold soak lasting four or five days by drawing off the must in early morning and evening into a stainless steel milk vat with thermal control for efficient chilling.Emmanuel Humbert told me that they did a total of only two or three punchdowns through the entire fermentation, vs. a normal 30.The Poissenots and the Estournelles were not acidified, he said.Crop levels here were in the 32 to 33 hectoliters per hectare range, down about 30% from the previous year."But my brother still insisted on green-harvesting in 2003," noted Emmanuel. Incidentally, the Humberts considers 2002 to be clearly superior to 1999 here.(Michael Stephens/Vins Divins, Beaune, France; importers include Fruit of the Vine, New York, NY; Ideal Wines, Medford, MA; Aleph Wine Imports, Columbia, SC; and Atherton Wine Imports, Atherton, CA)

From 2003 and 2002 Red Burgundies (Mar 2005) by Stephen Tanzer

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2002 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Crapillots

Release Price: $63

Color: Red

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