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 …
Vintage Report
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 …
2019, 2020, and 2021
The 2019 vintage is a truly great year for red Burgundy, and the whites are also growing on me as time goes by. The '19s have a hedonistic flair in their details that makes them both complex and delicate, while both the reds and whites seduce you with gorgeous generosity. The 2020s are a …
2021: The Surprise of the Heterogeneous Few
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, …
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2020 Whites: A View of Greatness
In recent weeks I have gotten a better grip on the 2020 vintage of white Burgundies, and let me be direct: They have impressed me considerably. Now, after a few weeks of tasting Domaine Leflaive, Domaine Roulot, Benjamin Leroux, and Domaine Matrot, I'm convinced that the 2020s are amongst the best …