2001 Gevrey-Chambertin Motrot

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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Like Claude and Bernard Dugat, Denis Mortet received special permission from the authorities to start picking his fruit in 2002 two days prior to the official ban de vendange because he was afraid that the grapes would be too ripe if he waited any longer. In 2001, Mortet had a fairly small crop due to millerandage and small berries-in the 32 to 40 hectoliters per hectare range in most of his crus, whereas 2000 brought crop levels routinely in excess of 40 h/h. Grape sugars in 2001 were lower than those of the previous four years, but acidity levels were sound and there was no rot due to the thicker skins. We didn't have enough sunshine during September to have a great year," Mortet explained. I feared making wines that would be too hard, so I avoided overextracting, reducing the number of punchdowns but not the length of the cuvaison