Bel-Air....pero no referido a Will Smith :-)

Me refiero a 1er Cru de Gevrey-Chambertin y al Domaine de la Vougeraie 2003 q alli elabora, maravilloso, sin más!!
Y encima van y me mandan toda la información siguiente:

Gevrey-Chambertin
Bel Air
2003
OUR VINES

Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Soil and subsoil: Ancient fossils are evidence that this land was a sea bed during the Jurassic period. An excellent easterly exposure and a position on the upper slopes of the Côte ensure this exceptional parcel is one of the premier jewels of le Domaine. Furthermore it h
Planting density: 10 000 vines / ha
Yield: 9 hl / ha
Rootstock: only clones.
Pest management since 1992
Organic agriculture. Received official approval in 1999.
Training style: Guyot
Vineyard news: Start of biodynamic practices at the Domaine with the use of methods like ";Maria Thun"; and ";500”. August’s severe heat waves dehydrated the grapes, reducing the weight of the bunches and substantially accelerating the ripening process. The vine suffered particularly due to extreme temperatures rather than lack of water. Fewer ploughing runs were made (5 instead of the usual 7) with our traditional Auxois draft horses and less phytosanitary treatments were administered during this vintage.

OUR PARCEL

Bel Air
Surface: 1,0138
Geographical situation: Parcel at top-slope, above the Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Exposure: East-facing.
Plantings: 1965, 1980

HARVEST

Harvest date: September 5th, 2003
Stunning harvest with some presence of burned, overheated, dehydrated grapes caused by scorching heat.
Selection: hand-sorted in the vineyard and on arrival in the winery to remove dehydrated berries.

VINIFICATION

Harvest de-stemmed, not crushed.
No yeast addition.
Maceration: pre-fermentation, cold (15 C).
Length of maceration: 16 days.
Cap-punching: very few. No pumping-over.

AGEING

Length: 12 months
Type: in barrels.
Percentage of new barrels: 45 % until July 2004. 0 % after.
Toasting: long and gentle heat, without charring.
Source of wood: Nevers, forêt de Bertranges
Racking: Barrels racked once in July 2004.
Light and soft filtration. No fining.

BOTTLING

September 15th, 2004
Limited to 1,177 bottles.

En fin, q bien hacen las cosas alguos!!
Un saludo. Borgoña power!!!!
IGLegorburu (Peña El Sarmiento)