2007 Domaine Clair-Dau Clos Saint-Jacques

The « Clos Saint Jacques » vineyard is located at the beginning of the valley called Combe de lavaux. It is very nicely South-East oriented. There are only five owners of this prestigious Clos, which may have deserved the Grand Cru Appellation when the first official classification was decided.

BOURGOGNE: The winter was mild with very little frost which benefited the vines through to March, where we even saw some of the plants starting to show their first tips. April was surprisingly warm and we saw the vines develop very quickly which astonished many Burgundy winegrowers. At the end of April, we were already more than two weeks ahead compared to 2006. Vine development continued at a rapid rate until flowering, and this accelerated process surprised most growers who did not have time to implement the necessary “therapy” : some vines had started to suffer. The beginning of the flowering took place towards the end of May but at the same time there was a spell of very fresh weather which resulted in many variations of flowering across different vineyards. One has to go back to 1994 to notice such early development:10 days ahead 2003 ! July was not very warm and rather humid but the vegetation was still ahead of schedule.