Beaune: Out/ Puligny-Montrachet: In
A short while back, I posted about my find in Beaune, an excellent facility. Well, as things happen at times, it fell through. With excellent fruit on the way, along with equipment you can say I went looking for something better with a fury. As luck would have it, I found something better, more suitable to the project.
Located in Puligny-Montrachet, the house comes with a petite cave and an adequate cuverie. I have a good amount of room to work with and some clever options to play with. This time around, contracts are in play. With harvest rushing at me at break neck speeds, I now have a calm over me, knowing that things worked out best in spite of the hurdle that was Beaune.
I’d like to give a big thanks to Francoise for doing all of the legwork.
Guys, wish me luck.
Delighted to hear you found another location. It seems real Estate in France is not as easy as it seems. An odd idea, to try to lease a winery, and be prohibited from making wine there! Where is your place in Puligny?
August 4, 2009 at 10:19 am
Hey Keith,
let’s just say that I have some very big news waiting in the wings. I am slowly learning to keep things off the blog until things are set. This time around….there was a bit of an upgrade so to speak.
August 13, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Keeping things close to your chest until finalized is a very good plan. I was surprised to hear Puligny, since the high water table makes cellars more difficult. Harvest is less than a month away, so I hope you get everything squared away in very short order. It has to be a bit nerve-wracking!
August 14, 2009 at 9:43 am
Keith,
you said it! I am trying to keep things as tight as possible. And you are right about Puligny, the cellar at the location got a bit warm and lacked humidity. I would have thought the humidity would have been higher. However, as it turns out the cellars are a bit more shallow as well due to the water table.
I am leaving next Friday and starting with Olivier Leflaive on the 1st of September. So, in my mind, I don’t have a month at all. That said, I was fortunate to plan ahead and things are lined up fairly well.
Stay tuned for more details…
August 14, 2009 at 7:25 pm