big buds, birthdays and sad losses…

30.3.2016billn

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Picture (crop) ex-Faiveley…

Since last Easter Friday we have seen all aspects of ‘life’ in Burgundy:

DSC09456First, something to celebrate! Today was the 80th birthday of one of Volnay’s great characters – Regis Rossignol (right), who I visited in February; he’s still going strong, indeed, as far as I can tell, he’s actually still making the wine. He loves nothing more than disappearing into the cellar find yet another ‘older’ bottle to discuss!

On the other side of the same coin we lost Bernard Dubreuil of Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine in Pernand-Vergelesses on Friday. He’d been unwell for a while but was seemingly in remission, that changed all too quickly. My thoughts are with his daughter Christine. Here is a fine image of Bernard from Jon Wyand.

Lastly, for today, pictures of the first vines with swelling buds were put out by Faiveley yesterday, from their vines in Mercurey. Actually I checked the chardonnay up and down the Côte de Beaune today, and many of the sheltered vines are in a similar state the picture (at the top), many bagettes are showing at least 2-3 buds swelling up. The chardonnay is much more ‘precocious’ so the pinot noir usually needs 3 to 4 weeks more, so don’t hold your breath for those!

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There are 2 responses to “big buds, birthdays and sad losses…”

  1. beauneman30th March 2016 at 9:43 pmPermalinkReply

    Bernard Dubreuil is a sad loss indeed. I was reminded of the quality of this Domaine at the Exception Elles tasting last week at the Chateau de Chassange-Montrachet. Christine was pouring the wines that were one the the standouts for me on the day.

  2. Sycamore31st March 2016 at 2:37 amPermalinkReply

    Very sorry to learn of Monsieur Dubreuil’s passing. Thank you for letting us know, Bill.

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