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The April 2022 Auction: Part 4
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"Pure, complex nose offers vineyard peach, flowers and subtle hazelnut. Rich and fat with fruit; quite open today owing to its well-integrated acidity. Finishes dense and fine-grained, with an almost minty lift. Bernard Billaud was not alone among his Chablis colleagues in describing 2005 as a vintage with "remarkable richness of fruit." The wines, he said, have a bigger structure, and more ripeness, than the 2004s. Potential alcohols were 12.5% and higher (the finished grand crus are between 12.8% and 13%), and the wines were not chaptalized. "This vintage is like 2002 but with more fruit," he summarized. Acidity levels were roughly equal to those of the 2004s, in the range of 3.8 to 4.2 grams per liter. Billaud describes the earlier set of wines as "classy and classic, with suprisingly enveloping fat." Several of the 2005s were on their finings and were scheduled to be bottled a few days after my mid-September visit."
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"Pure, complex nose offers vineyard peach, flowers and subtle hazelnut. Rich and fat with fruit; quite open today owing to its well-integrated acidity. Finishes dense and fine-grained, with an almost minty lift. Bernard Billaud was not alone among his Chablis colleagues in describing 2005 as a vintage with "remarkable richness of fruit." The wines, he said, have a bigger structure, and more ripeness, than the 2004s. Potential alcohols were 12.5% and higher (the finished grand crus are between 12.8% and 13%), and the wines were not chaptalized. "This vintage is like 2002 but with more fruit," he summarized. Acidity levels were roughly equal to those of the 2004s, in the range of 3.8 to 4.2 grams per liter. Billaud describes the earlier set of wines as "classy and classic, with suprisingly enveloping fat." Several of the 2005s were on their finings and were scheduled to be bottled a few days after my mid-September visit."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Produces steely, mineral Chardonnay from Kimmeridgian limestone in Burgundy's cool north, prized for precision, purity and saline drive.
2005 in Burgundy is a legendary vintage from a near-ideal, dry growing season; both reds and whites are concentrated, structured and superbly balanced, with dense tannins and exceptional long-term aging potential.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.