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2014 Chassagne-Montrachet Village

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chassagne Montrachet

Burgundy

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
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2018 - 2024

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As I reported in my coverage of Colin’s 2014s, he considers 2015 to be an easy vintage in the vineyards and in the winery, while the 2014s are broader-shouldered and at the same time sharper. In fact, the ‘14s boast sound acidity to cut their density and power and they appear to have the intensity and balance to age gracefully.

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According to Philippe Colin's assistant Géraldine Lochet, 2014 brought "a lovely balance of tartaric and malic acidity," and the wines didn't change much during the secondary fermentation. The grapes were harvested with potential alcohol between 12.5% and 13% and the wines were lightly chaptalized, "but not more than 0.5%." Only Chevalier-Montrachet was affected by hail in 2014, Lochet added, and Colin made the permitted yield for the rest of his cuvées. The malos mostly finished by Christmas, with the rest ending by the beginning of February, and Colin stirred the lees every ten days until Christmas (he was still stirring the Chevalier-Montrachet at the end of May).

According to Lochet, Colin likes the 2013s for their tautness but believes that they will need time in bottle. Yields were good in 2013, noted Lochet. "We were lucky in Chassagne-Montrachet," she said.