There was a lot of rainfall during the first half of the 2013 vintage. The first quarter was cold, especially in February, and the winter was long. Warmer temperatures returned in April, although episodes of frost in mid-April caused damage, especially in the Chablis area. Spring alternated between mild and cool periods in June, to be replaced by very high temperatures much appreciated by the vines over the summer. Although there was a lot of rainfall in July, the Chablis area suffered a drought. At the end of July, a violent hailstorm caused considerable damage to the vineyard, leading to significant losses at harvest time.
Bud break: end of March Flowering: beginning of June Veraison: second half of August
Start of the grape harvest at the end of September to October.
White wines: fruity and balanced, aromatic sharpness and freshness Red wines: beautiful deep robes, assertive notes of red berries, good structure resulting from fine tannins. Lovely length in the mouth
Chablis area
A long, harsh winter when temperatures did not begin to rise until April. However, late frosts caused significant damage in the Chablis vineyards. Thunderstorms at the end of July caused further damage to the vines, which resulted in a small harvest and a late year.
Grape harvest in October
White wines: lovely tension, fruity aroma with a clearly discernible minerality.
Côte de Nuits
The winter was long and temperatures did not begin to rise until April. There were, however, a few late frosts, which had little impact on the Côte de Nuits vineyard. It was a violent hailstorm at the end of July that caused the loss of a great deal of the potential harvest, making the 2013 vintage one of the smallest harvests of the last 20 years.
Côte de Beaune
The winter was long and temperatures only began to rise in April. There were, however, a few late frosts, which had little impact on the Côte de Beaune vineyard. It was a violent hailstorm at the end of July that caused the loss of a great deal of the potential harvest , making the 2013 vintage one of the smallest harvests of the last 20 years.
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Smallest harvest in the last 20 years
There was a lot of rainfall during the first half of the 2013 vintage. The first quarter was cold, especially in February, and the winter was long.
Warmer temperatures returned in April, although episodes of frost in mid-April caused damage, especially in the Chablis area.
Spring alternated between mild and cool periods in June, to be replaced by very high temperatures much appreciated by the vines over the summer. Although there was a lot of rainfall in July, the Chablis area suffered a drought.
At the end of July, a violent hailstorm caused considerable damage to the vineyard, leading to significant losses at harvest time.
Bud break: end of March
Flowering: beginning of June
Veraison: second half of August
Start of the grape harvest at the end of September to October.
White wines: fruity and balanced, aromatic sharpness and freshness
Red wines: beautiful deep robes, assertive notes of red berries, good structure resulting from fine tannins. Lovely length in the mouth
Chablis area
A long, harsh winter when temperatures did not begin to rise until April. However, late frosts caused significant damage in the Chablis vineyards.
Thunderstorms at the end of July caused further damage to the vines, which resulted in a small harvest and a late year.
Grape harvest in October
White wines: lovely tension, fruity aroma with a clearly discernible minerality.
Côte de Nuits
The winter was long and temperatures did not begin to rise until April.
There were, however, a few late frosts, which had little impact on the Côte de Nuits vineyard. It was a violent hailstorm at the end of July that caused the loss of a great deal of the potential harvest, making the 2013 vintage one of the smallest harvests of the last 20 years.
Côte de Beaune
The winter was long and temperatures only began to rise in April.
There were, however, a few late frosts, which had little impact on the Côte de Beaune vineyard. It was a violent hailstorm at the end of July that caused the loss of a great deal of the potential harvest , making the 2013 vintage one of the smallest harvests of the last 20 years.