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 …
Vintage Report 2022
And Then There Was Rain! – Harvest 2022
The 2022 harvest has so far been a huge success. The quantities are ample, and quality is fine, with beautiful, healthy grapes harvested until the end - more or less. Yields are high, and many producers flirted with the legal limits (amazing how clever vines are). And although this year's …
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One-Barrel Wonders
Selecting the right barrel for the job is, in a big vintage like 2022, an even greater challenge, as the large harvest means many producers will see a shortage of barrels and barrel options. Add to this the small, boutique producers with one-barrel cuvees, and this can easily become a problem …
Harvest 2022 Nearing Its End
We're entering the last week of the 2022 harvest, and by Sept. 18 or so, most of the vineyards in central Burgundy will have been picked clean of their fruit. The current view of this year is that of a rich, generous harvest, in which a shortage of casks and paucity of tank space are amongst the …
Harvest Now Reaching the Grands Crus of Gevrey!
The 2022 harvest is gathering momentum and moving north. Picking whites started at the beginning of last week (with some seen harvesting as early as Aug. 19), and picked up speed on Aug. 23rd, with Domaine Leflaive beginning on Aug. 25. In the Côte de Nuits, Arnoux-Lachaux began on Tuesday the …
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