The ‘lucky’ vignerons I visited last week, including ‘Fedora’ – le chien de Lapierre!

I write this whilst trying to work out where the odd sock has disappeared too – it’s already time to pack my bag for week 2 in Beaujolais!

Week 1 was such a change from the weather at home and most of the three weeks in Chablis too – they have been characterised by rain, mist, snow, and often sub-zero temperatures. There was a little of the latter in Beaujolais too, just one day of rain, but plenty of clear skies. Some fast jogging times for my Strava too – I’m much slower back home this weekend, it’s poor under foot – icy, from not completely melted snow and plenty of standing water – ho-hum!

And don’t forget – next weekend my Chablis 2017 report is online – 64 separate articles!

Anyway a few views from this week:
 

Fleurie

Côte du Py

Côte du Py

Morgon (Mee’s dog)

Neighbour of Thivin

Pierreux

Chaize

Bel-Air Lantignié

Fleurie

Above Fleurie

Chez Lapierre

More 2017 white burgundy – this from the last of my three weeks in Chablis this year – #Burgundyweek3 already.

I’ve visited Chablis to make broad tastings since the 2012 vintage, usually for 3 weeks in January – last week was the first time that I managed to see some real snow in all that time – usually the snow comes later (if it comes at all) like in March last year. So now I’ve amassed 62 domaines in Chablis and will publish the report in 3 weeks – probably 17 February 2019. That amounts to over 2,400 wines from 2017 before February’s, now traditional, 3 weeks in Beaujolais. I’m expecting March to be a mix of additional new names from Chablis and rounding up some other domaines that I missed in the Côte d’Or.

For subscribers that need specific info now re any of the Chablis producers above – send me note – and for those with a wider interest, I’ve already visited over 170 domaines, writing about how each one of them sees their 2018 and 2017 vintages, and have amassed about 2,400 notes on 2017 burgundy:

And a few pics from last week – mainly taken in a 10 minmute window where there was actually some blue sky!
 

Over Bougros toward Chablis

Bougros to the right, Vadésir-Grenouilles in front, Les Clos in the distance.

Preuses, Vaudésir on the far right – in the middle is the wall and ‘hut’ of Moutonne

Hill of Vaudésir, Grenouilles on the other side of the hill. In the far distance under the trees is Valmur and Les Clos

Snow – the church of Chablis in the background

Lignorelles

Nice new sign for Thomas Pico

2017 Burgundy is far from over – this was my first group of visits in Chablis this year – the first of three weeks. So for me #Burgundyweek lasts three weeks in January.

‘Roughly’ 62 visits are planned – the report will be online before the end of February – yes I know that’s a long time, but in the meantime you can read the three previous reports; Côte d’Or white, red and ‘Grands Maisons’ – here – for subscribers. When Chablis is published that will be more than 170 domaines and about 2,400 wines from the vintage – then Beaujolais comes in February.

For subscribers that need specific info now re Chablis – send me note.