2007 Montrachet Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chassagne Montrachet

Burgundy

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

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April of 2007 featured 140 more sunshine hours than the long-term average, noted winemaker Pierre Morey, but each of the next four months received 30 to 40 fewer hours of sunshine than usual. But the summer was not as bad as advertised, Morey added, as the outbreak of mildew just affected the leaves, not the grapes. In fact, said Morey, "the 2007s are cleaner at this stage than were the 2004s, which were quite reduced, and the 2001s, which were blurred by heavy leesy notes." Sure, the 2007s are less powerful than the 2006s and 2005s, Morey went on, but very little chaptalization was needed (generally about a quarter of a degree) and the wines will drink well early. "The crop level was good but quantities were not explosive like 2004 and 1999," he explained. Incidentally, the 2006s here are carrying alcohol levels higher than the estate's 2003s, with the Meursault the lowest at 14%. "The wines are at the limit of surmaturite, and certainly a bit high in alcohol," said Morey. "But I thought the same thing about the '92s and those wines have evolved spectacularly. I believe these wines will be best in 8 to 15 years, sooner than the classic '05s, and that the botrytis notes will emerge with time." By the way, Morey retired from Domaine Leflaive at the end of July to focus his efforts on his own domain and his Morey-Blanc negociant operation; Eric Remy, who has worked with Morey at Leflaive in recent years, took over as cellarmaster.

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