2014 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Ruchottes Chambertin

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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Marie-Christine Mugneret considers the 2014s to be "classic Pinots." As wonderfully silky as the estate's 2015s are, I still gravitate toward the 2014s here for their inner-mouth tension and definition. As is their usual practice, the Mugneret sisters destemmed all of their fruit in 2014.

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Marie-Christine Mugneret considers the 2014s to be "classic Pinots" As wonderfully silky as the estate's 2015s are, I still gravitate toward the 2014s here for their inner-mouth tension and definition As is their usual practice, the Mugneret sisters destemmed all of their fruit in 2014

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The Mugneret sisters carried out regular passes through the vines beginning in late August to eliminate acid rot. “And it was necessary to get rid of the fruit that we dropped,” said Marie-Christine Mugneret, “because it still would have caused problems if we simply left it on the ground in the vines. ” The Mugnerets, who told me that they had to turn on the heat in their homes in mid-August of 2014, started harvesting on September 20 under dry, sunny conditions with moderate temperatures. Even after careful sorting, they had what they described as a normal level of production in 2014: 35 hectoliters per hectare in their village parcels and Nuits Chaignots, 30 in Echézeaux, 36 in Clos Vougeot and 38 in their Ruchottes-Chambertin.

Grape sugars were in the 12. 2% to 12. 5% range and the wines were lightly chaptalized. The sisters destemmed all of their fruit, as usual, with Marie-Andrée explaining that they weren’t interested in experimenting with whole-cluster vinification. “Why change for fashion? Our customers are used to our style. ” The malos finished between January and May and the wines I sampled in November had not been sulfured since early July. They showcase the bright red fruit side of the 2014 vintage.