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half-empty, or worse. But in 2017 there were smiles on vintners’

faces as their cellars were once again full.

Louis Jadot technical director Frédéric Barnier noted in January

2019 that the 2017s were a good example of a vintage made by

aging. “The reds went through malolactic early, before Christmas,”

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QUANTITY

QUALITY

THE OUTSTANDING 2017 RED BURGUNDIES ARE HERE—AND FOR

THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, THERE’S ENOUGH TO GO AROUND

By Bruce Sanderson

The vineyards of Chambolle-

Musigny yielded a number of

exceptional reds in the

outstanding 2017 vintage.

A

fter withstanding years of hail, frost and drought, Bur-

gundy domaines were blessed in 2017 with a Pinot

Noir harvest that provided quantity as well as quality.

It was the first vintage to deliver on both fronts since

2009, with the past several harvests resulting in cellars that were

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