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1998 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Cailles 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Nuits Saint Georges

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Bertrand Chevillon describes 1999 as a structured vintage that will need some time in bottle. "We green-harvested in July, and the vintage provided strong material. We made about 45 hectoliters per hectare, but our old vines provided plenty of concentration." (The Chevillon holdings in Cailles, Vaucrains and Les Saint-Georges feature vines more than 75 years of age.) Colors are deep in '99, despite the fact that the pHs are slightly higher than those of the previous vintage. Grape sugars reached as high as 12.5% in the Cailles and Vaucrains, according to Chevillon.

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"Fruity wines but more structured, plus de garde than '97," is how Bertrand Chevillon describes this consistently fine domain's '98s. Yields were in the 40 hectoliters-per-hectare range as neither hail nor frost were problems here. Sugar levels were average to good, with the Chaignots highest at 12.5%. The top three wines here offer especially strong potential.