2003 Vosne-Romanée Les Petits Monts 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Vosne Romanée

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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Drinking Window

2023 - 2028

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The Drouhins began harvesting their parcels on August 20, but, according to Philippe Drouhin, were ready to pick even earlier than that."Normally we don't like to harvest until the vegetative cycle is over, no matter what the numbers say," Philippe told me."But I admit that this year was different:the pips were already brown.We didn't pull leaves, but some leaves simply burned off in the sun.But don't forget the benefit of having not a trace of rot."The extent of the drought effect ranges widely in 2003, said Philippe, depending on soil composition and age of vines."But even if there was different drought stress in different parts of a vineyard due to the varying depth of the soil, we still had to pick each vineyard in one pass," he went on."In Amoureuses, for example, I would have liked to pick in tries.The vines softened first in the steep part of the vineyard, where there was more burning of the grapes, and I would have harvested there first."Some cuvees were acidified and others not, based on water stress and harvest dates.Philippe wryly summarized, "I'm certainly not sure about anything having to do with this vintage."