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2005 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Bataillère aux Vergelesses 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Savigny Lès Beaune

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
20162015201420132012201120072005200320022000199919971995
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This estate harvested on the late side in 2006, beginning on September 25 and essentially finishing in four days flat, bringing in fruit with what winemaker Geoffrey Choppin de Janvry described as good phenolic maturity. Rotten grapes were eliminated in the vines and then again on the estate's sorting table, leaving about 35 hectoliters per hectare. Potential alcohol levels were between 12.8% and 13.3% and only light chaptalization was done. Choppin de Janvry moved the wines into cuves in October, a bit earlier than usual "to protect fruit and freshness." Incidentally, Choppin de Janvry feels he picked a bit too early in 2005. "Now I'm paying more attention to phenolic maturity than simply to sugar levels," he said. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D.C.)