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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2025 harvest is now on the horizon and people are - or at least should be - counting the days and hours, and be ready to spring into action when the grapes are ready, or "à point." The last vintages have shown that harvest timing is becoming increasingly important and complex as the optimal …
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The first 2023 wines are now in bottle, and it is time to reflect a bit about the high yields as this shapes the vintage so to speak. 2023 is a quite unique vintage with exceptionally high yields which we have not seen since 1982; there were sometimes giant bunches of grapes weighing 300 grams, …
The 2023 harvest is now finished, so time to sum up, and reflect! It seems 2023 is an historic vintage with exceptional yields not seen since 1982; there were sometimes giant bunches of grapes weighing 300 grams (double the norm), with the vines carrying a large number of clusters. Yields beyond …
There are still a few vignerons harvesting, but the majority of the 2023 grapes have now passed over the sorting table. The current status is that of a rather monumental harvest with, for the most part, potentially attractive wines - if the worst issues in the vineyards were avoided. Thorough …
The people want grand cru! And domaines that have a strong portfolio of wines can easily market and sell them. Grands crus command attention, and occasionally offer the possibility of producing something great. In reality, the world is more complex than this. But make no mistake: We should be …
[Read more...] about Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia: Clos Vougeot 2023!
