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2004 Chambolle-Musigny Aux Combottes 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chambolle Musigny

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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Yes, there was some hail in her Chambolle vineyards in 2004, said Ghislaine Barthod, but nothing as bad as the May 2005 storm that hit Bonnes-Mares. Barthod destemmed all her fruit in 2004 (and in 2003 as well), then did the same vinifications as usual. "The wines' fruit arrived earlier with the 2004s in barrel than with the 2001s," she told me. "The '01s are purer wines but they're also more austere. "Grape sugars were in the 12% to 12. 8% range in 2004, and Barthod chaptalized her various cuvees between 0. 5% and 1%. The '04s had been racked in September.