Louis JADOT Part I -- 2013 Côte de Beaune Reds from Cask

Louis JADOT (Beaune)

Part I -- 2013 Côte de Beaune Reds Tasted from Cask

Technical Director Frédéric Barnier said that overall, village wines are down 20-30% in volume from a normal year. For Pernand-Vergelesses, the figure is 40-50%; for Savigny-les-Beaune, almost all was destroyed; for Beaune, the hail destruction was 60-70%, with the worst losses in the southern part of the appellation and high on the hill. Meursault was not so badly hit. For the Beaune premiers crus, the losses were 33% in some areas, 75% in others, and overall, about 50%. For vineyards affected by hail, there was not a lot to sort, but where there was a good crop, there was also a lot of sorting to do.

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