Yesterday I had a quick visit to Domaine Grivot to taste a bit of 2023 and 2024. Mathilde Grivot was cheerful as the 2025 vintage is now in the cellar with a good yield as a result. I will return to taste the full 2024 vintage, and the visit was more casual talk to retaste some of the …
Vintage Report 2023
The 2023 white Burgundies – Take 1
I have now have started to taste the big producers of white 2023s, and must say that the diversity of the vintage matches that of the reds ... i.e. big variation in yields and phenolic ripeness. This is a vintage that can and often will offer great pleasure, but it is sadly a very bumpy ride, as …
Dilution and high yields
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 2023s, phenolic ripeness and dilution?
I am currently tasting a lot of 2023s ... mostly to my pleasure, but to be honest, I am a bit worried about some with signs of dilution, lack of energy, and freshness. As we all know by now, 2023 yields were (in some cases) enormous - sometimes more than 100 hl/ha. Although this amount of wine …
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The 2023 vintage view
Here you find all the news about the 2023 vinage in Burgundy. Vintage Report 2023 - articles Visits and tastings 2023 vintage …