Visiting wine producers is always interesting. One of the more exciting moments is when the vigneron occasionally starts to explain which vintage he or she thinks the current offering most resembles. This is not an easy sport, but it's nevertheless one that is practised by tasters, vignerons - …
Vintage Report 2022
2022s: Past the Halfway Mark
I have now completed the first half of my 2022 tastings, with numerous domaines visited and the wines still relatively early in their development. So here is my mid-point assessment of the vintage, and after having looked at my initial view of the '22s, I think the evaluation then was pretty …
VA: Complex, But Only Up To A Certain Level
Volatile acidity (VA) is a part of all wines. While often negligible, at times it can create issues, or even real problems, in a wine. The 2022 vintage in Burgundy can sometimes be difficult in this regard, as the pH values are high with some producers. High pH values (3.8 or above) mean that a …
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My First Impressions of 2022
I have had my first tastings of the 2022 wines at several domaines, and let’s be realistic: It is early in their development. Still, after having tasted at (amongst a few others) Nicolas Faure, Bastian Wolber, Bastien Gautheron, Comte de Vogüė, and now Comte Liger-Belair, I'm going to make an early …
2022: Great? Or Challenging…
The comments were many and positive when the 2022 grapes were harvested: very healthy fruit, and a lot of it. The abundance in some places filled the cellar to the brim, yet soon some vignerons noticed that all was not always normal. Early malolactic fermentation In some cellars …