short notes from the Winehog …

Harvest getting to Vosne and Flagey Echezeaux .. ...

49 mm already … and more to come 😢 ...

The Corton view ...

The rain on August 27th - 49 mm in NSG - left the vineyards muddy and heavy.

The NSG Aux Saints Juliens of Pierre-Olivier Garcia is even in muddy conditions one of the most beautiful plots in the area with its high trellis setup (160 cm).

The 2025 grapes showed beautifully even after the rain … good vineyard work does pay off.

#domainepierreoliviergarcia #nuitssaintgeorges ...

Marchand-Tawse make many wines … and its an important task of the leading team to choose the order of the wines picked. Here is Odilon Marchand at the sorting table… the son of Pascal Marchand ...

Rainy day in Burgundy but the picking moves on. At Chateau de la Tour the harvest continues - Edouard Labet explaining the dilemmas of harvest … rain and ripeness ...

Heavy thunder and rain last night … damage to be assessed today ...

Wednesday August 27 … few have started in Vosne. DRC and Bizot …and Meo who began in the Corton vineyard. Rain and thunder brewing in the sky. ...

Harvest pre-start in Grands Echezeaux … DRC picking presumably young vines. Aubert de Villaine overlooking the work, the vines and the harvest vibe. ...

Domaine Leflaive pushed hard to finish the harvest in the dry. Same did Domaine Chartron ... ...

Always a treat to meet the Coffinet-Duvernays. Lovely harvest in Blanchots … yields are however low in Chassagne …indeed a mysterious vintage ...

First day require firm concertation even after 10 years … ...

Charles Boigelot is well underways with the harvest of the whites. The reds will be next hopefully before the rain and thunder in two days. The whites seem promising … talent rarely let you down ...

10 years with Baie-par-Baie 🥂. We are talking about the man in the middle - Pierre-Olivier-Garcia - who has evolved and created this style of red Burgundy to perfection.

Warm congratulations to Pierre-Olivier Garcia from the Ladoix side of Corton.

#baieparbaie #pierreoliviergarcia #PO ...

Meursault harvest below Blagny ...

A new and promising estate in Nuits-Saint-Georges. It is the creation of Aurelie Ledy and produces some lovely wine from some very interesting terroirs … I am thrilled - more to come! ...

Jean-Marc Roulot at press as usual during the harvest. Good ripeness … and crucial to harvest while the acidity is sufficient. Roulot have started with the 1er crus … and with a smaller team. From now the full team is in place for the rest of the vineyards. ...

a Vin d`émotion is essential and life-giving ... it gives you a joy to share with you loved ones and their friends ...

Clos de Vougeot ... 2/3 ...

heading south from Meursault ... ...

Rain … today ….Wednesday and Thursday.

this could really change a lot … will affect the grapes harvested (yeast) and could change the rest of the ripening process if the vines are unblocked by the cooler weather and the rain. Exciting 😉🧐 ...

A delightful Grivot … the 2019s such elegant and vivid wines … will keep … but already show the magnitude of pinot noir… damn its good! ♥️♥️ ...

Harvest began yesterday - presumably amongst others - @domaine.cg.boillotvins harvested Meursault Gouttes d’Or …

Potential alcohol 13,8%

Merci to Mathieu Escoffier for starting the harvest in 2025.

August 17th must be the new “record” ...

Gargoyles of Dijon ...

Frais … Legér lovely sparkling energy … thanks to my Italian friends … lunch saved 😉 ...