tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10545804.post8153524521564123602..comments2023-08-03T07:55:48.617-07:00Comments on élevage: Harvest 2013 updateVincent Fritzschehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153962387209512138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10545804.post-49601839355084477922013-10-20T10:19:15.372-07:002013-10-20T10:19:15.372-07:00I was thinking of 2005 through a lot of this growi...I was thinking of 2005 through a lot of this growing season - and the lessons learned from 2007! You are spot on when you use the term "earlier ripening sites" - some vineyards/blocks were ready for picking ahead of the rains, some were borderline, some weren't even close. It was indeed a crazy year. The 2005 vintage is probably my favorite so far (along with 1999), and I'm all out of 1999s and I have less than a mixed case of '05s left in the cellar. I'll be collecting some '11s for future enjoyment, but looking forward to '13 on the other side of fermentation.Toddhttp://www.longplaywine.comnoreply@blogger.com