2026 … sharpening the pencil

Given the continued increase in Burgundy prices it seems reasonable to increase the demands we have to the wines we acquire.

This will mainly hit the indifferent wines in the lower to medium range, hence wines that does not give much pleasure or joy. I have sometimes been too nice reviewing these wines – perhaps eager to find some little positive stuff to say. These are wines like the lesser Chicoctots and the lower quality of Thibault Liger-Belair.

These are not bad wines … but they certainly don’t make me fly away on a pink sky above Nuits-Saint-Georges. Could also be the lesser wines of Louis Jadot or the more sturdy wines from Remoissenet … all often having issues with global warming.

Extraction, or heavier oak are not really the ideal combination for a hot vintage …

These wines often lack energy, sparkle and glow … and this is for me essential in Burgundy. Life is too short for these tedious wines

Its important to know … this is a blog that is related to top-end producers … 10 best percent of Burgundy, and these are rarely if ever hideous.

There are therefore few limits, and there is no reason to go after people or producers whom I already know as sub-standard wines, and if I taste them, Tedious or Annoying should be enough.

But I will be more direct starting from now …