2014 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru

Alain Meunier picked late in 2014 but bottled his wines early, starting in December of 2015 with his Clos Vougeot and finishing in February of 2016. He believes that the ‘14s will taste good quickly and did not want to lose their aromas or dry the wines. But even if the ‘14s will drink early, he went on, “they can easily be enjoyed for seven to ten years in a cold cellar—maybe more.” Confuron did a lot of sorting in 2014 but, even so, he noted that the 2014s possess less material than 2015 or 2013.

Alain Meunier picked late in 2014 but bottled his wines early, starting in December of 2015 with his Clos Vougeot and finishing in February of 2016 He believes that the ‘14s will taste good quickly and did not want to lose their aromas or dry the wines But even if the ‘14s will drink early, he went on, “they can easily be enjoyed for seven to ten years in a cold cellar—maybe more” Confuron did a lot of sorting in 2014 but, even so, he noted that the 2014s possess less material than 2015 or 2013

Alain Meunier was a very late harvester in 2014, waiting until September 22 to start. In the end, though, he found the tannins riper than in 2013. He attributes this to longer hang time on the vines in 2014. “We had 110 days between the flowering and harvest in 2014, which helped to make up for the lousy weather we had between June 20 and August 20. It was not summer-like. The biggest problem we had was the Suzukii; we did a trie in the vines and again on the sorting table. ”

“The 2014 are charming, tender wines that will be accessible young,” he summarized. “They’re definitely to drink before the 2013s owing to their very ripe, silky tannins. And the grapes were generally more swollen due to the humidity; we had a big crop averaging 40 hectoliters per hectare. Meunier decided to shorten the élevage a bit and had bottled a few wines the day before, and the morning of, my November visit.

Alain Meunier was a very late harvester in 2014, waiting until September 22 to start. In the end, though, he found the tannins riper than in 2013. He attributes this to longer hang time on the vines in 2014. “We had 110 days between the flowering and harvest in 2014, which helped to make up for the lousy weather we had between June 20 and August 20. It was not summer-like. The biggest problem we had was the Suzukii; we did a trie in the vines and again on the sorting table. ”

“The 2014 are charming, tender wines that will be accessible young,” he summarized. “They’re definitely to drink before the 2013s owing to their very ripe, silky tannins. And the grapes were generally more swollen due to the humidity; we had a big crop averaging 40 hectoliters per hectare. Meunier decided to shorten the élevage a bit and had bottled a few wines the day before, and the morning of, my November visit.