The 2020 vintage is a serious and somewhat scary beast - to me at least- coming as it does after the outstandingly great red 2019s. Don't get me wrong: I think the 2020s are very, very good, and sometimes even better than the 2019s. It's seemingly a cooler year, and a vintage that often talks to …
Domaine Garcia
Baie-par-Baie: From Maceration to the Press
After the harvest and grape preparation, the cuvees at Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia was then assembled: 1/3 whole clusters, 1/3 baie-par-baie grape caviar, and on top 1/3 machine-destemmed grapes. The wines' handling in the winery follows some strict, but rather simple, rules. First, we …
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Baie-par-Baie: Video – Cutting the Clusters
The core of baie-par-baie vinification is the pinot caviar: grapes destemmed by hand, berry by berry, with a pair of scissors - leaving the grapes intact with the pedicels in place. It's simple; however, it takes practice, and is seriously time-consuming. I got Pierre-Olivier Garcia, the founder …
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Domaine Garcia Corton Baie-par-Baie 2019
Harvest 2021 is over, and the subsequent celebration opened the gates to a most beautiful rose garden in the form of a magnum of Domaine Garcia Baie-par-Baie Corton 2019. Outstandingly detailed and tantalizing, sensually expressive with loads of floral details (different types of rose), the wines …
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P.-O. Garcia Viticulture – NSG Les Charmois
Pierre-Olivier Garcia of Domaine Moron-Garcia is continuing to develop his viticulture and his baie-par-baie vinification concept. I have followed his work in the vineyards and seen the progress over the last four months. The vines have finished flowering, so it's (roughly) 80-100 days until …
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