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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, …
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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 …
I have now tasted a few 2021s, and while I've tried to avoid sampling too many while still tasting the big, intense 2020s, the time has come for first impressions. I saw the harvest, participated in the harvest, and watched the winemaking. Now I am following the elevage as part of the process of …
I have begun to sample the red 2018 wines, and the style -- and even the quality -- of the vintage is somewhat irregular. 2018 is, in my view, quite a mysterious vintage, unlike any other. A lovely vintage at best, an inconsistent and rather problematic vintage at worst. But as mentioned …
[Read more...] about Burgundy 2018 vintage report – red impressions
For those who like forward, charming and elegant Burgundies - the 2017s represents a return to the more classic styled Burgundies, after the intense and low yield 2016s, and the mighty and concentrated 2015s. Add to this the very intense and powerful 2018s .. ... those could be the words No …
[Read more...] about Burgundy 2017 vintage report – in perspective
