Travels in Burgundy 2016

a grand cru chablis courir…

By billn on January 14, 2016 #travels in burgundy 2016

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I had more appointments in the afternoon than the morning today, so when finished at 11am, I decided it was time not just for a jog around the grand crus, ‘B’ camera gripped tight, but also enough time for a shower afterwards – so I don’t smell more than the wines in the afternoon! It seems that my timing was good; by 1pm it’s dark and (of-course!) raining…

A light frost of about -2°C overnight – the first for a while…
 

in chablis – week 2…

By billn on January 13, 2016 #travels in burgundy 2016

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It was a really pretty morning in Chablis today – the sun and blue sky with a particular clarity. They say it’s like that before it snows – let’s see. The temperature was not much lower this morning, still 6°C in town, but a couple of degrees cooler out and about in the local villages.

This morning, visits in the two villages noted in the above picture, followed by visits only in Chablis in the afternoon – very nice, no car required – and no rain, or snow, yet!
 

And to keep you going, a trio of articles online in the last days:

A little dijon-ing on saturday

By billn on January 10, 2016 #travels in burgundy 2016

The only day that it wasn’t forecast to rain, so on Saturday we thought ‘why not take the 20 minute train ride(?)’
Massive versus Beaune, Nuits, or Chalon – but lots of cool places to visit…
Highly recommended.
 

week 01 2016 – chablis

By billn on January 08, 2016 #report: producers#travels in burgundy 2016

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This week’s lucky, lucky group of producers (Because I visited ;-))

Well, that’s the first week (of three) in Chablis successfully noted. It seems to me that the weather has been much nicer ‘up north’ than in Beaune this week – emphasised by the crashing rain and some fog when I got back to Beaune this afternoon.

Tasting the 2014s is something of a pleasure – luckily, as I think I will have at least 45 producers in the bag by the end of the month – the January report will definitely be full!

Happy New Year to all – I hope that you enjoyed your bottles over the last couple of weeks!

A modest selection of pics from this week:
 

chalon, before the rain

By billn on January 03, 2016 #travels in burgundy 2016

Chalon is a place that I invariably bypass – heading south to Mâcon, and then back north to Beaune – but there was a window in the forecast for rain today, so we successfully see the last of the market, drink a coffee, make a small tour of the old town and safely make our way back to Beaune whilst staying dry. Actually the rain is late, it doesn’t arrive until 18h00 – so good for us!

Chalon is really a large town, or rather, city. The old town is quaint and has the benefit of the Saone river running through the centre – I’m sure it looks great on a nice early summer day. The old buildings are far from as well kept as is the case in Beaune, but fascinating all the same. We’ll make another visit when the weather is warmer…
 

vosne and ‘out-houses!’

By billn on January 03, 2016 #travels in burgundy 2016

A new year’s day walk on the first part of the footpath from Vosne to the Abbaye de St.Vivant – including the shit cabottes of Vosne.

Just because it is Vosne-Romanée, don’t think that everything is like a palace! 😉

Happy New Year!!!
 

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