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The 2014 Vintage at the Clos De Tart a Charming Vintage, with Wines That Are Both Concentrated and Lively The 2014 vintage at the Clos de Tart A charming vintage, with wines that are both concentrated and lively. 2014 benefitted from quite favourable vine growing conditions in spite of a highly contrasted season. The viticultural season: Thanks to a mild winter and equally mild spring (with an average temperature of +1.6°C for the first six months of the year) the vine growing started very soon. As early as March 27th, the buds were already in their cotton sheath then the vine unrolled its shoots and spread its leaves at a very quick pace. Flowering was logically early, starting on the 4th of June. As every vintage is a new beginning and has a story of its own, we had not benefitted from so good weather conditions for a long time at this important stage of vine growing. On June 28th, the Côte de Beaune and some parcels of the Côte de Nuits were hit by a hail storm but fortunately the Clos de Tart was spared any damage. End of July and end of August were cold and cloudy: a complete change after the first six months where sun and heat had been predominant. The grape maturing was very slow in August. Fortunately, in September, the famous north wind, expected by the all the vine growers at this period of the year, arrived on time in 2014. It is synonymous with dry, sunny and cool weather, the ideal conditions to complete the bunch maturity. After its arrival in the first days of September, the sun settled in for good, enabling the grapes to ripen fully in the best possible conditions. Harvesting was serenely done from September 17th to September 22nd with very ripe grapes and a yield that met our expectations: 31hl/ha. Vinification was carried out harmoniously and right from the beginning of aging, the wines already presented the charming profile that is typical of the vintage and they have kept these features up to now. After 18 months of maturing in new oak and the numerous blind tasting sessions of our seven different cuvées (each cuvée being composed according to the different micro- climates and vine ages) we decided to vinify two wines in 2014: The Clos de Tart and the Forge de Tart. Bottling lasted from March 23rd to March 30th 2016, and as usual, everything was done by gravity, taking into account the favourable phases of the lunar calendar. 2014 was the last vinification that Sylvain Pitiot carried out, the maturing being followed up in collaboration with Jacques Devauges, his successor, who was in charge of the bottling operations in particular. The 2014 La Forge de Tart Premier Cru expresses the same Vines age: less than 25 years old characteristics as the Clos de Tart with undoubtedly less complexity Full flowering: 4th of June but a warmer and more straightforward style. The fruit displays Harvest: September 17th the typical aromas of young vines. The palate exhibits a ‘juicy’ and Yield: 31 hl/ha lively character that makes this wine very attractive. Average alcohol content: 13.3% by volume Average pH: 3.54 Malolactic fermentation: June 2015 Aging: 17 months in new oak barrels Bottling: end of March 2016 Vineyard Brands | www.vineyardbrands.com | Birmingham, AL CDT006.
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