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2003 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Burgundy

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
200420032002200120001999199819971996
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The Amiots, who started harvesting in 2003 on August 27, made an average of just 30 hectoliters per hectare of chardonnay (and 20 of pinot noir) due to hail, frost and drought conditions. Still, Guy Amiot pointed out that in the Morgeot/Clos St. Jean sector of Chassagne-Montrachet, the vines suffered more from the stress of frost and hail than from lack of water and blockage of maturity during the peak of summer. In the weeks leading up to the harvest, there was a considerable fall in the grapes' acidity, he added. Amiot was aging the 2003s in 40% to 50% new oak, up from his normal one-third. All the malolactic fermentations had finished and the wines had been sulfited two or three months prior to my visit. (Kermit Lynch, Berkeley CA also Domaines et Saveurs/Jeanne-Marie de Champs; importers include Boston Wine Company, Boston MA The Country Vintner, Oilville VA and Margaux Imports, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)