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Vintage Report 2024
2024 … it’s a wrap
Let's face it the 2024 vintage did not fall out like we hoped for!! Words like catastrophe and disaster are being used quite frequently about a vintage that size-wise perhaps is the worst Burgundy has experienced. Now we can hope for the wines to surprise us ... to thrill us ... to joy …
Burgundy 2024 – fermenting – Prices and Consequences
The harvest is almost over except for a few late starters and bloomers. A very difficult harvest with yields well or even way below the normal … "a disaster," as several growers have described it. I do not dwell on the statistics. Still, production and recent talks with producers like …
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Burgundy 2024 – fermenting – the serious issues
The time has come to evaluate the findings and details found during the 2024 harvest - what is good - and what is bad seen here before the fermentation. I know it is early - but there are at least some heavy question marks ... and some strong doubts. Low ripeness - sugar, physiological …
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Vintage 2024 … a battle for ripeness
The harvest has now started ... with the reds ... as we see serious struggles with getting sufficient ripeness in the whites. There is a good acidity so there is time to wait ... if Botrytis and other fungus are not taking over the vineyards. It is however time for a small update article on …