NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES
PREMIER CRU LES CHABOEUFS 2013
NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES
PREMIER CRU LES CHABOEUFS 2013
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Varietal
Tasting notes
Bouquet: Nose of little black fruits, red cherries and spices.
Palate: Dense in the mouth and well-balanced. Powerful structure combined with mineral notes and relatively assertive oak.
Food and wine pairing
Serving suggestions
Ageing potential
Origins
The 2.8-hectare Nuits-Saint-Georges “Les Chaboeufs” vineyard overlies shallow, slightly pebbly clay-limestone soil. The grapes for this wine were grown on old vines using specific growing methods such as: high pruning of the vines, limited yields due to severe disbudding, green harvest if needed, growing crop cover between the rows of vines, little or no use of fertilizers, and environmentally friendly pest management that does not harm beneficial wildlife.
It is assumed that the name of this climat was inherited from the name of the former owners of the parcel, the Chabeufs.
Vinification and maturing
Vintage : 2013
Defying all weather forecasts, capricious Mother Nature never let up. After a long winter, a gloomy spring and a fine providential summer, for the most part, the pickers had to wait until the start of October to take up their secateurs.
The consequences of the weather’s whims – such as shatter and millerandage, hail damage, concentration and disease – all had an impact on the quantities harvested. Across the region, no winegrowing area was spared. Some had very low yields with volumes equal or even less than those recorded in 2012.
Fortunately, the first tastings suggest that 2013 is a very successful vintage. Once again, experience has made all the difference.