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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Good morning Burgundy ... Yesterday, Domaine de la Romanée Conti entered the big scene in Vosne harvesting Grands Echézeaux, not with the usual bandwagon of big tractors but with pickers and more discrete tractors confirming the modest size of the crop. Bertrand de Villaine was attending on the …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2024 – #day 13 – Full speed ahead
Good morning Burgundy ... ... yesterday we faced the depressing and grim consequences of the strong mildew attack in Côte de Nuits. The attack had the worst effect from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Chambolle-Musigny. Some vineyards and plots are more badly hit than others. At Domaine …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2024 – #day 12 – devastation and despair!
Good morning, Burgundy ... change of scene. I am now changing my focus from Côte de Beaune to Côte de Nuits. There will, however, still be Beaune news as there is still some way to go with the whites. In Côte de Nuits, a lot of prominent estates have now started ... Domaine Prieuré-Roch …
Good morning Burgundy ... the Vosne day! Slowly but surely the harvest is winding up in Côte de Nuits. Of the big estates Comte Georges de Vogüe was first out of the blogs and was harvesting the large section of Bonnes Mares this morning - the Vogüe plot is in the very southern end of Bonnes …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2024 – #day 10 – slow start to Côte de Nuits
Good morning Burgundy ... good morning Côte de Nuits Harvest of the whites continued in Meursault ... and Chassagne and Puligny are also following. Ripeness is still quite low but in most cases, a bit of chaptalisation can do the trick and bring the wine up to 11.5% or 12%. Cote de Nuits will …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2024 – #day 9 – Côte de Nuits starts
