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Torrid temperatures in Burgundy during 2003 did not guarantee great whites

By Bruce Sanderson

The heat that pounded Burgundy during the summer of 2003 hurt the Chardonnay crop. Although the best 2003 whites are opulent, charming and very precocious, they lack the vibrancy and intensity characteristic.....

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