Here you find all the news about the 2023 vinage in Burgundy.
Vintage Report 2023 – articles
Dilution and high yields
The first 2023 wines are now in bottle, and it is time to reflect a bit about the high yields as this shapes the vintage so to speak. 2023 is a quite unique vintage with exceptionally high yields which we have not seen since 1982; there were sometimes giant bunches of grapes weighing 300 grams,…
The 2023s, phenolic ripeness and dilution?
I am currently tasting a lot of 2023s … mostly to my pleasure, but to be honest, I am a bit worried about some with signs of dilution, lack of…
Impressions: vintage 2023 … “halfway point”
The disastrous 2024 vintage has set the 2023 vintage in an even more attractive and favorable light. The 2023s, in many ways, can supply what Burgundy will now be lacking:…
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First Impressions of 2023
We are now into May, and this means that the accumulation of 2023 vintage impressions has begun. I got a jump on the vintage last November, when Cecile Tremblay showed…
Visits and tastings 2023 vintage
Visit to Domaine Jean-Marc Millot – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
The 2023 wines from Millot are as expected. They are quite lively with a relatively lightfooted appearance. They are more openly knit than the 2022s presumably because the yield is higher in 2023s and this is reflected in the structure of the wine. The vintage 2023 sometimes lacks a bit of outright intensity and detail.…
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Bouchard Père et Fils Rouges 2023
Bouchard Père et Fils is quietly transforming the old Beaune estate to a part of Domaine Artemis under Frédéric Engerer. Some red vineyards have already been moved to Domaine d’Eugénie … Bonnes Mares, Chambertin and Gevrey Cazetiers to mention a few … So, the open question is … what is the future of the red…
Bouchard Père et Fils Blanc 2023
Bouchard Père et Fils is quietly transforming the old Beaune estate to a part of Domaine Artemis under Frédéric Engerer. Some red vineyards have already been moved to Domaine d’Eugénie … Bonnes Mares, Chambertin and Gevrey Cazetiers to mention some … It has long been clear to me that the quality and hedonism have been…
Domaine Rémi Jobard – Tasting the 2023s
Last year, I rediscovered Rémi Jobard as one of the new leading producers in Meursault. I have known the Jobard estates for many years, and while I had my preferences, the quality these days between Antoine and Rémi Jobard is pretty close – though their styles differ from one to the other. For me, Rémi…
Visit to Vincent Ledy – Tasting the 2023s
Vincent Ledy has evolved quite a bit since my earliest visits. One thing about Vincent that hasn’t changed over the years is that he remains the slightly frisky vigneron who will try anything and everything to make better wines. I love it when adventurous, innovative people attack their work with talent and good ideas; some…
Visit to Mark Haisma – Tasting the 2023 Reds
Mark Haisma’s winery is in a new business park in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same one that houses the prominent Domaine Laurent Ponsot. I have repeated this many times, but while these new buildings are practical they are also quite ugly – aside from the Laurent Ponsot estate and the Rousseau and Dujac estates designed by Marine…
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Visit to Domaine d’Eugénie – Tasting the 2023s
Burgundy in the wintertime can be as gloomy as a poor vintage of Nuits-Saint-Georges served too hot to enhance the overly extracted misery. I should not complain, but some days do not call for the largest smiles, however, last Thursday did actually induce both smile and laughter and some fruitful and interesting talks. Present at…
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Visit to Domaine Jean-Luc Burguet 2023
Passion, talent and pride make wines and sell wines. A winemaker without passion and talent rarely if ever produces emotional wines … and to think talent is enough, one would be mistaken … passion and the will to go that extra mile to achieve greatness is what separates the great from the good. And then…
Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2023s
Back at Gouges after sadly missing the 2022s … my fault really. The more forward and effortless style really takes Gouges to new levels, and with the vivid 2023s and a quite short elevage for the lesser wines we see some more joyful and enjoyable Gouges wines. Domaine Henri Gouges’ Antoine Gouges in July Impressions of…
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Visit to Cécile Tremblay – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
Visiting Cécile Tremblay is always a special occasion – great wines and a cheerful atmosphere of wine and jokes. The estate has been enlarged with a number of new plots – important vineyards that bring Tremblay into another class of vigneronne. She now has more vineyards and larger portions of some of the top ones,…
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2023s
Comte Liger-Belair is sort of the origin of Winehog, as it was at this very Domaine where Winehog made its debut at a tasting with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, Clive Coates and Roy Richards the former agent of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Some very competent Burgundy tasters … and this afternoon gave me the idea to start Winehog back…
Visit to Domaine Cathiard – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
November tradition – tasting with Sebastien Cathiard at Domaine Cathiard in Vosne-Romanée… this year vintage 2023. Sebastien is showing his full lineup at this tasting – a treat with many fine highlights … this is truly fabulous Burgundies. The ’23s from Domaine Cathiard Cathiard has nailed the 2023 … the ripeness is on the lively…
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Visit to Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet – Tasting the 2023s
I have followed Amélie Berthaut since the beginning when she started at the parents domains in Fixin and Vosne-Romanée. Amélie Berthaut has now taken over the vineyards of Domaine Berthaut in Fixin from her father’s side, and two-thirds of her mother’s family’s vineyards from Domaine Gerbet in Vosne-Romanée. Nicolas Faure, Amélie’s husband, works as vineyard…
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Visit to Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont – Tasting the 2023s
Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont – also known as Domaine Axelle Machard de Gramont – is one of my fixed annual tastings. I have said it many times: Axelle’s wines are truly honest. Sometimes, the wines talk, and I find that the 2023s are amongst the most interesting and best wines I have tasted from…
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Domaine Boursot visit tasting 2023
Boursot is an old domaine in Chambolle-Musigny who has made its mark in recent years in the Burgundy hierarchy. The estate has quite a few interesting vineyards, Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuées being the most prominent. The style is forward, quite vivid. Some are rather classical and slightly on the toasty side, flavour-wise. They do, however, make…
Visit to Domaine Gérard Mugneret – Tasting the 2023s
We’re now well into November, and the second part of the 2023 wine-tasting season is starting to reveal some serious thoughts about the 2023 vintage. In some cases, all is fine and dandy, in others, the knowledge of the vintage is enhanced and lastly, we sometimes do really find some of the weaknesses of the…
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Visit to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti : Tasting the 2023 whites
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has been through a transformation since they took over the management of a large part of the legendary Bonneau du Martray estate. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti took over approximtely 50% of the white vineyards from Bonneau du Martray on a métayage agreement, making DRC as one of the largest holder of…
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Visit to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – Tasting the 2023 reds
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is an estate dedicated to quality and coherence. This is not a place for ground-breaking or earth-bending changes, however, they are an estate that makes its changes with discretion. This is the now responsibility of Perrine Fenal, who has taken over from the late Henry-Frédéric Roch; along Bertrand de Villaine, who…
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Visit to Domaine du Puy de l’Ours -Tasting the 2023s
Domaine du Puy de l’Ours is a new estate with a very interesting profile and some lovely food-supporting and culinary-enhancing wines These nice people make six wines each year, three reds and three whites, including a white made from Pinot Noir – a blanc de noir! This sort of sets the tone for the rest…
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Visit to Domaine Edouard Confuron – Tasting the 2023s
Edouard Confuron (a part of the big Confuron family) is also a core part of the Confuron-Gindre estate, which is in Vosne-Romanée just below La Grande Rue next to Domaine Meo-Camuzet. Edouard is working with his father but is also creating his own estate with some very interesting wines. Domaine Edouard Confuron At his new…
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Visit to Domaine Robert Groffier – Tasting the 2023s
It is always a treat to visit Nicolas Groffier, and in 2023, he has made a home run. The 2023s are even more precise, energetic, and vivid than the 2022s; they underline the strength of the 2023 vintage. Nicolas Groffier has produced lovely wines in both of these vintages, however, when it comes down to…
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Visit to Domaine Marc Roy – Tasting the 2023 Vintage
Visiting Domaine Marc Roy is always a pleasure. Alexandrine Roy knows what she is doing, and she knows how to make and sell her wines: through quality, hedonism, joyfulness and charm. Some history of the Marc Roy estate Alexandrine is the fourth generation at the domaine. She is runs it alongside her father, Marc, who…
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Marshall a super exciting new estate
There are quite a few new estates created in Burgundy every year, but somehow the Domaine Marshall in Nuits-Saint-Georges is the most exiting newcomer in years. Jean Marshall … Domaine Marshall has the vineyards … good 1er crus … Domaine Marshall is uncompromised with an ambitious attitude to viticulture and lastly has a new view…
Tasting the Marthe Henry 2023 reds
This is part two about the 2023s from Marthe Henry … you can see the evaluation of the Marthe Henry 2023 whites here. To see the start of her story, the article from my first visit to Marthe Henry is here. Marthe Henry A bit about the wines One of the things that is special about…
Tasting the Marthe Henry 2023 whites
“A wine like the Bourgogne Blanc Monatine 2017 has remarkable energy and zen-like balance with an extraordinary mineral depth and joie de vivre that even many grand crus in Burgundy miss: truly a vin d’émotion.” This quote was part of my motivation for awarding Marthe Henry Boillot the “Flavour of the Year” award for 2019.…
New Saisons 2023
The estate, or if you like, the Vignerons Vins Saisons has existed since 2019, with a change of management during this period. The project was started out by Eric Pignal and Loïc Lamy with the 2019 vintage as, what one could call, a hobby production. Eric then got a new job as chief winemaker at…
Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
It has been 8 years since I first visited Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. Time flies by at incredible speed. While I loved every vintage from this domaine, global warming is taking its toe here with increased ripeness and generosity of fruit. Nicolas Faure’s wines are still, for me, perfect examples of vins d’émotion. They…
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Mr Wolber vintage 2023
I tasted the wines of Bastian Wolber for the first time in October 2022, and I already sensed back then that I was in the presence of a very promising vigneron. As I claimed back then, give him some top vineyards – please! – and he will delight your palate and treat your hedonistic addictions…
Koji Nakada and Jae Hwa Park – The Japanese influence
Visiting Maison Lou Dumont in Gevrey Chambertin is an entry into an exciting Japanese Burgundian world. The Maison Lou Dumont is the estate of Koji Nakada and Jae Hwa Park. Under the brand Lou Dumont, they run quite a large négoce business. They also have a small domaine under the name Domaine Koji and Jae…
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Visit to Domaine Amiot-Servelle – Tasting the 2023s
After working with two or three different cellars for the past several years, Domaine Amiot-Servelle has settled down in their new cuverie in the outskirts of Chambolle. Antoine and Prune Amiot-Servelle The wines are getting evermore precise, and there is scope for further improvement with the new facility, with winemaking by gravity instead of moving…
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- A true vin d’émotion – a Burgundy of passion
- A truly hedonistic wine – lively and enjoyable
- A vivacious wine for pure indulgance
- A potential vin d´émotion - frais et léger
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