1 995 F ORCHEVALBL ANCI TI SAVER YGOOD VI NT AGET HATEX CEL SI N BAL ANCE. TASTI NG THEVI NTAGE Ave r yda r kr ubyr e di nt hec e nt r e ,wi t hahi ntofc ha ngi ngc ol oura r oundt her i m. Thebouque ti spowe r f ula nds moot h,domi na t e dbyMe r l ot .Ri pepl umsa ndbl a c kc ur r a ntt a ket ur nswi t ht or r e f a c t i on( c of f e e ,moc ha ) ,l e a t he r ,t r uf f l e sa ndvi ol e t s , a nde ve ne xot i chi nt sofdr i e dba na naa ndc oc onut .Thewoodyva ni l l ahi nt sbl e nd i ns upe r bl y.Thea t t a c kont hepa l a t ei sf r e s ha nde l e ga nt ,f l e s hya ndc onc e nt r a t e d wi t hve r yr i pebutnotove r r i pef r ui t . Thet a nni nsa r eme l l owa ndt hef i ni s hi nt e ns e . 1995i sagr a c e f ulvi nt a get obee nj oye dnoworl e f tt oa gel onge r .
FEATURESOFTHEVI NTAGE Anot he rhotye a rwi t ht e mpe r a t ur e s1. 4° Ca bovea ve r a ge .Af t e rami l d,dr ys pr i ng, s c or c hi nghe a tr e i gne dt hr oughJ ul ya ndAugus t ,r e a c hi ngt hehi ghe s tt e mpe r a t ur e s r e c or de df or45ye a r s .Summe rr a i nf a l lwa ss ome wha tl owa tChe va lBl a nc . Se p t e mb e rs t a r t e di nt h ec o l da n dr a i n ,b u td r i e du pg o i n gi n t ot h el a s tt e nd a y so ft h e mo n t h ,a n dc o n d i t i o n swe r ec l e me n tt h r o u g h o u tOc t o b e r .Th e s er e ma r k a b l ewe a t h e r c ondi t i onsa ga i nc a us e dt hevi nec yc l et obea he a doft henor ma ls c he dul e . Budbur s t wa sa r ound27th Ma r c h,t hemi dpoi ntoff l owe r i ngon1s tJ unea ndmi dve r a i s on on4thAugus tf ort heMe r l ota ndt he12thf ort heCa be r ne tFr a nc .Theha r ve s t st ook pl a c ef r om 15tht o28thSe pt e mbe ri ngoodwe a t he r . I nt hepr e vi ous50ye a r sa tChe va lBl a nc , onl yt he1989a nd1990vi nt a ge sha dbe e n pi c ke de a r l i e r .Thegr a pe swe r ei npe r f e c tc ondi t i ona nda r r i ve di nt hewi ne r ywi t h t h ei d e a lc o n c e n t r a t i o no ft h o s eg r e a th o t ,d r yy e a r s ,b e i n gr i c hi ns u g a r sa n dp h e n o l i c c ompounds ,a ndl owi na c i di t y.Thena t ur a la l c oholc ont e ntoft heMe r l otwa swe l l ove r13° ,a ndt ha toft heCa be r ne tFr a ncba r e l yha l fade gr e el e s s .Thevol umeof t heha r ve s twa ss l i ght l ya bovea ve r a ge .Thebl e ndf ort ha tye a r ’ sChâ t e a uChe va l Bl a nc ,i sma deof53% Ca be r ne tFr a nca nd47% Me r l ot .
1995 TASTI NG THEVI NTAGE Thec ol ourofPe t i tChe va l1995r e ve a l si t sgoodc onc e nt r a t i on,wi t have r yde e p c e nt r e .Thef i r s tnos ei sve r yi nt e ns ewi t habouque tofmi nt ,e uc a l ypt us ,ve r yr i pe a nda l mos tc r ys t a l l i s e df r ui t ,or a ngepe e l ,qui nc ea ndc r ys t a l l i s e dba na na . Whe ns wi r l e da r oundt hegl a s s ,wedi s c ove rt ouc he sofl e a t he r ,t r uf f l e s ,s pi c e sa nd c i nna mon.Thea t t a c kont hepa l a t ei sve r yve l ve t yye ts t i l lf r e s h. Ve r yr i pef r ui tdomi na t e s .