2013 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Cailles 1er Cru

The young 2013s were just starting to open in late fall, said Bertrand Chevillon, who racked the wines in July following the end of the malolactic fermentations. Even so, a number of these wines were still youthfully clenched at the time of my visit and in need of more élevage; there's every reason to believe that the '13s will evolve slowly. The Chevillons made a few more barrels overall than in 2012 but it was not a big crop, according to Bertrand. The grapes remained healthy until the end of the harvest and then degraded quickly, he told me. Most of the triage was done in the vines but the estate has had a vibrating sorting table for the past two years.