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December 03, 2004
Chevallier 2003
Ludo and I went to the Salon des vins de Bourgogne et du Jura this afternoon. We both bought Chevallier's 2003 Chablis, which is ready to drink now.
Mr. Chevallier told us years ago they used to harvest the grapes in the first week of October every year. Then throughout the 1990s, they started harvesting at the end of September. In 2003, he harvested the first week of September, but some of his colleagues harvested as early as the August 25. The grapes had already started to dry out, and were quite mature. He managed to wait until a tiny bit of rain fell to make it easier to harvest the grapes.
The regular 2003 is quite fruity and seemed to hold its flavor 7-8 seconds. His Montmains 1er Cru lasted 10-12 seconds. Very round and smooth.
Posted by Mark at December 3, 2004 09:23 PM