The May 2024 issue of Burgundy-Report
30 domaines from across the whole of greater Burgundy, still on the 2022 vintage:
A good mix of Chablis, Côte d’Or and some Mâconnais and Beaujolais too.
That’s the visits from around 380 domaines already published since we finished last year’s harvest…
I hope you enjoy – here.
I’ve been adding in tranches but the April Report is now complete with 36 domaines – still overwhelmingly from the 2022 vintage
The diary may have missed some posts in the last weeks, but not the reports section: Yesterday, I visited my 390th domaine since the end of the last harvest and I’m hoping for 400 before the next harvest – which would be a new record for me. I think it’s only myself and Allen Meadows that have anything like such a volume of reports from the region.
I hope that these reports continue to be useful for everyone !!
You can see domaines 382-390, visited in the last days, in the image/mosaic here – always posted on my instagram link.
Later this week I’ll give you an update on the state of play in the vines in this ‘complicated‘ 2024 vintage…
A new report with 50 grand crus plus more 2022 Chablis with 23 more domaines to add to the 63 published in the January 2024 report.
I promised you that to avoid such a long wait I’d get more reports up weekly for the February Report – there’s always plenty of Beaujolais – and why not in such a splendid vintage!(?)
So here are another 37 domaines in Part 2: February Report
That’s 60 domaine visits in the February report so far – I think with about another 20 still to add – plus of course, my 2022 Beaujolais – Vintage summary – probably all online week of the 8th of April – as I’ll be tied up with visits for next week.
Enjoy Easter !!
As promised, the first part of my 2022 Beaujolais Report.
I visited about 80 domaines in February, all of which will be included in my final February report. To avoid long periods with no obvious new content, I’ll be updating this report weekly with another tranche of finished visit reports – so check back in another week when I’ll have over 50 reports completed.
Just to keep me busy, I’ve another 20+ Beaujolais visits to do in April! It’s a great vintage in Beaujolais – but only on the completion of the full February report, will I include my 2022 Beaujolais vintage summary.
Enjoy!
So a couple of days of typing this week, post week number 4 in Chablis – but for now, let’s just talk about up-and-coming Beaujolais reporting.
Like in Chablis, there will be another week of visits in Beaujolais, as three weeks just doesn’t cut it in either place anymore – I’ve over 100 domaines to visit in both regions. But more visits means less time to type – such is life.
So I don’t want subscribers to wait around too long for reports just because I’m doing more. So I plan to split February’s monthly (Beaujolais) report into about 3 weekly issues until all is complete – then there is less tumbleweed on the site. As soon as at least 20 of the 80 visits are publishable, I’ll do that and let everyone know on the WhatsApp group (top right of this page) – and of course, with a post here.
Only to say, that at this stage of the wines’ lives – I think the greatest quality/value to be found in 2022 comes in Beaujolais – only a teaser 🙂
It’s time for some Chablis 2022 !!
The sunniest vintage on record – maybe ‘on average’ the best vintage I ever tasted – but where are those elusive great wines?
63 domaines, with their 2022s and their thoughts on the 2022 and 2023 vintages. With another 30+ domaine visits to come in March and May
As a warm-up, how about 100 wines blind-tasted? The 2022s of Petit Chablis and just to turn the gums black – yes it’s one of those vintages – Irancy too?
My January 2024 report is here.
Enjoy !! Now I can concentrate on those 80 domaines already visited in Beaujolais 🙂
Chablis – Friday 19th January 2024
As I previously wrote – due to the number of requests, over the last 7 days I added the last 30 domaines in piecemeal fashion to my 2022 Côte de Nuits report – and on Monday (yesterday) the report’s 50 domaines were all finished – so please enjoy!
So, that’s 146 domaines since the harvest plus another 24 domaines whose 2022 wines I tasted in the weeks before the harvest. You won’t be shocked to hear that I’m already 30 domaines into my tour of 2022 Chablis !! At least I can start typing those now 🙂
My best to all…
No, not the 2024 vintage – it’s ‘just’ my location.
Beautiful hoarfrost this morning and blue skies too – but it was still -6°C at 10h30 !! Yesterday the mist/low cloud only departed the scene at about 3pm – but it’s been clear since then. How hard I had to scrape the Subaru’s windscreen this morning attests to that!
Anyway, as usual in January, I’ve started my tour of Chablis domaines – I’ve a list of about 100 domaines to visit, so let’s see how that goes. I’ve three consecutive weeks with about 20-22 domaines per week, then I’ll have to return in March to add as many more as possible.
I’m also planning blind tastings of 2022s from Irancy and Petit Chablis while I’m here.
And, as every spare moment allows, I’m also adding a few new domaines each day to this 2022 Côte de Nuits reports page.
All my best… !!
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