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Rhone
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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$144.95
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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Situated entirely in the upper "Aux Charmes Hauts" lieu dit (named place), adjacent to the road separating Charmes-Chambertin from Le Chambertin. The average vine age here is over 50 years. The soil is quite fine, with a large amount of exposed limestone. Visiting the vineyard of Le Chambertin just across the road, you will see that the elevation of the slope is a bit lower on the south end. This corresponds to the section of Charmes Hauts which has a large deposit of soil forming a hump which is thought to be the result of soil slippage from Le Chambertin. Maison Ilan sources all of it Charmes-Chambertin "Aux Charmes Hauts" from this section on the hump, some 25 rows back from the road dividing Le Chambertin and Charmes-Chambertin. Production: 8 barrels.
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$219.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Le Chambertin has such a remarkable history that a summary in this context could never truly do it justice. One point worth a mention is that it has been considered one of the finest vineyards in the world for numerous centuries. Vine age is just over 50 years. Due to the chilling winds of the Combe de Grisard, Le Chambertin is often a late ripening vineyard. 2011 was no exception, being the last vineyard harvested on September 10th, producing tiny berries which has become typical for this vineyard. Production: 5 barrels.
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$119.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Mazoyères-Chambertin has a bit of a mixed reputation to say the least. This reputation is, however, more related to 'recent' assumptions in the last 80 or so years than it is to outright quality. The truth is that Mazoyères was thought to be on the same qualitative level as the lower section of Charmes-Chambertin (Charmes Bas). In recent times, it is fashionable (and legal, which further complicates the real reputation of this vineyard) for producers to label their wines from this vineyard as Charmes-Chambertin. In this regard, it is difficult to know the real origins of a producer's Charmes-Chambertin. Maison Ilan understands this to be a completely different terroir from those of Charmes Hauts and Charmes Bas, so it has taken the less commercially minded route by labeling its wine with the original name. More so than most vineyards, the section of Mazoyères that a wine is sourced from is of great importance as part of the vineyard slips down to the Route Nationale 74. Maison Ilan's Mazoyères is sourced from next to the Route de Grands Crus, literally on the other side of the road from Latricières-Chambertin. The vineyard has a slight slope with loads of iron rich clay and tiny slivers of limestone. Production: 5.5 barrels.
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