2014 Corton Grand Cru

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Bertrand de Villaine described the 2014s as "brilliant vins de plaisir that don't yet show huge complexity” I thought they were stunning, with the 2014 Montrachet clearly a monument in the making The team destemmed 25% to 30% of the fruit in 2014, vs none in 2015 except for the Corton

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Bertrand de Villaine described the 2014s as "brilliant vins de plaisir that don't yet show huge complexity.” I thought they were stunning, with the 2014 Montrachet clearly a monument in the making. The team destemmed 25% to 30% of the fruit in 2014, vs. none in 2015 except for the Corton

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Aubert de Villaine noted that DRC avoided problems with the Drosophila suzukii thanks to the thickness of the grape skins. Rainfall on September 19 interrupted the harvest (DRC had picked only their Corton, La Tâche and Romanée-Conti by that afternoon) but, again, the thick skins prevented any outbreak of rot and the harvest finished under good conditions. The team did one pumpover in the morning and another in the afternoon at the outset of the fermentation, then switched to twice-daily punchdowns as the alcoholic transformation heated up. Yields were in the 30 to 32 hectoliters-per-hectare range in 2014, with the Romanée-Conti a bit lower at 28.

I was intrigued on my November visit by cellarmaster Bernard Noblet's comment that "we consider the stems to be part of the fruit." Many growers who are philosophically opposed to vinifying with whole clusters take the exact opposite view.

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