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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
As I was a harvester in 2021, I know just how bad some grapes looked at the time they were picked. Creating lovely wines from this mess seemed at the time rather unrealistic. The results are now almost finalised (the wines are nearing the end of their time in tank and barrel), and surprisingly, …
[Read more...] about 2021: The Surprise of the Heterogeneous Few
Burgundy is known to be complex. There is the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune, there are myriad appellations (Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanee, etc.) and almost countless different vineyards (La Colombiere, Les Petits Monts, Richebourg, et.al.). Add to this the different producers making wines …
[Read more...] about The Hedonistic Blessing of Certain Plots
What a rollercoaster was 2022, the year that gave a generous abundant crop, and also the year where vignerons had to decide how to allocate the scarce 2021s. The demand for Burgundy wine has never been higher, hence all attractive wines can more or less be sold (or should I say allocated) within …
I like the best 2021s for the vivid, crystal clear, light-footed wines they are. They are in many ways a return to the Burgundies of yesterday, with the wines having a more delicate balance and no or little global-warming-based generosity. This is, however, a delicate balance; a very delicate …
I first posted this article in 2021 and the advice is still valid! In 2021 hail fell in the core (the village) of Gevrey-Chambertin. This is a merely a thought from an old wine reviewer: Sometimes bad weather luck strikes, and hail hits - or simply touches - a vineyard. At harvest, most …
[Read more...] about Hail Mary, and Some Hale Advice – Again!
