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2004 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Vosne Romanée

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Alain Meunier told me the harvest was drawn out in 2005 due to wide differences in fruit maturity. After bringing in the Cote de Nuits-Villages and Chambolle-Musigny, he stopped for a full week, which he said brought better phenolic ripeness without loss of acidity. "And conditions were favorable; the harvest was ripe and clean," he added. "There was nothing to eliminate." Meunier believes that his 2004s will develop rapidly. He had to pick rapidly due to encroaching rot, he said, and for that reason some of the wines lack material despite possessing rather full alcohol levels. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D.C.) Also recommended: Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Fleurieres (85), Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru (86).

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Alain Meunier told me he was afraid of the acidity of the 2004s at the outset but that the malolactic fermentations completely transformed the wines and that they were now round. Meunier, who is more candid than most Burgundy growers, noted that due to the occurrence of rot he was not able to wait for full phenolic maturity. He did a lot of leaf-pulling and 11 separate vineyard treatments in 2004. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D. C. )