short notes from the Winehog …

another beautiful 2019 showing the refinement of this beautiful vintage. Delicately perfumed and sensuel ... the old battle between Cailleret and La Romanée continues ... always a tremendous treat Mr Morey ...

the 2019s are singing ... 10 min of air, and Saint-Aubin is bringing joy to all at the table. Beautiful now ... will keep ...

Lovely and quite intense Aligoté 2024 from Aurélie … let it get 20 min of air to focus and open up for the acidity and complexity. Slight note from presumably the lees give the wine some culinary intensity ... was thinking big Oysters naturel or even Spaghetti Vongole ...

Volnay ... beautiful Volnay ... I adore the joy and livelyness I get from the best wines of this fine appellation. Volnay ... the delight of Côte de Beaune reds! ...

Tremendous Bourgogne rouge from Antoine Lienhardt … juicy and vivid with a lovely forward fruit … very enjoyable - vin d’émotion ...

Simple … delightful … to be honest actually the opposite of what many French restaurants tarnish their plates with of « complexities ». Simple and honest food … merci Dilettante ...

a gorgeous Fixin from Galeyrand ... juicy and vivid. To me one of the best vignerons in Burgundy. With even modest terroirs he makes great wines ... true vin d`émotion. ...

Tasting the 2024 fra Jacques Carillon … brilliant wined … cool and elegant. The Bienvenue is otherworldly what a wine and les Referts utterly beautiful …. Wow ...

lovely mineral driven Pernand from Nicolas Faure ... young wines ... but already have a lovely intensity. Merci Mr. Faure ...

Last visit during the main part of the 2025 harvest - Domaine Boigey Freres. Is happy with the result … and to avoid harvesting next week under rainy conditions ...

One of the best RSV’s - harvested today by Sebastien Cathiard and his people. DRC will finish today also … and then RSV is done … the last owner was also harvesting today ...

Still quite some picking in Côte de Nuits. Trapet is picking the Chambertin, and Anne Gros her Ricebourg. DRC is picking the last of La Tâche … we are near the end of the Grand Crus.

The grapes are looking quite healthy but the skin is fragile and indicate that next weeks rain could well be the end of the 2025 harvest. ...

Vosne impressions … ...

Edouard Confuron harvesting the magnificent Vosne Chaumes. Will finish start next week pushing hard to get the rest of the grapes in the cellar. ...

Jean Lupatelli of Comte de Vogüé is harvesting Musigny today, after finishing Bonnes Mares yesterday. Busy times as the goal is to finish the harvest early next week. The Musigny blanc is already in tank … and a small sample in the Winehog tank 😉 ...

Last Verse of the 2025 harvest!!

Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday and then more rain next week. And another week of rain will possible destroy a lot of hopes of a decent harvest.

Make it count ...

A relevation … so lively with plenty of energy … beautiful terroir … so good … love the label … merci what a blessing ...

Rain is pouring down … this is not good for the harvest hopes and expectations … but lets stay optimistic and hope for the best ...

Morey harvest stress just below Bonnes Mares ...

Near the end of the Harvest??? … experienced vignerons are worried by the state of the grapes … the skin seems more fragile on some clones or massale selections … a change that could indicate a bigger sensitivity to rot and the coming rain showers.

Several vignerons I follow have put the pedal to the metal to pick the important wines - prestige and revenue wise - before it is too late.

Not all vineyards are alike … but it looks like a tendency … we will see!

Important to note the vineyards are different … clone wise and viticulture wise … but it could be an indication ... ...

Cheerful start with Nicolas Groffier who began picking at Bonnes Mares today. Delightful quality and promise. Low yields here but presumably higher than Mugneret-Gibourg. Presumably quite a high proportion of whole cluster … to lighten the expression … merci Nicolas for the early look at the vintage ...

At Mugneret-Gibourg sorting second day - spoke to Marion … and quality looks beautiful … yields modest 25hl perhaps higher yields in other areas.

But small grapes and little juice does influence the final score. The taste and feel of the grapes does make me feel optimistic … ...

♥️♥️ ...

Paul Gros the son of Anne Gros was out picking today in Aux Communes - with him was Anne Gros … wine is a family project ...

Aurelie Ledy with the grapes for her 2025 Aligoté … exciting for this fine new producer. Love her aligoté … an estate to look out for. ...

Impressions from Pernand … fantastic area ...

The rainy and wet conditions seems to continue, each time with a potential dilutional effect.

First major dilutional effect was on August 27th … the second was last night August 31st …

Important to remember these dates, as the quality could be affected …

30 mm fell in NSG last night ...