The 2014 Burgundy Harvest…
Every vintage is different – the wines that result are a synthesis of what happened during their dormancy and growth-cycles as much as the decisions that were made on how to vinify the grapes and bottle the wines. For vintage 2014, it really starts right after all the last grapes… Read More
sober, sombre reflection…
To take stock, it’s always better to take a step back – emotions can be raw in the first minutes / hours after such an attack. My experience of the hail on Saturday was in the Place Carnot in Beaune. It started at 17h10 with heavy rain – then for… Read More
burgundy 2013 harvest – wednesday 2nd october…
Ever get the feeling that you are 1 or 2 days late? Despite a swathe of the Côte de Nuits being untouched, indeed needing at least another week in some areas, I see the pictures of Jadot’s Musigny rolling along the triage table (today…) and can’t help thinking – ‘oops!’… Read More
closing in on the 2013 vintage…
I chatted with the ‘home domaine’ today to get a better feel for how things are running: It seems that, despite great weather in August and (so far) in September, the harvesting timeline has been extended a little further. Whites and the first Côte de Nuits reds will probably arrive… Read More
mos – masters of spitting
I laughed, and note, this Nicolas Rossignol is not actually anything to do with Rossignol-Trapet 😉 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More
harvest: a few more notes
Starting with bit of an advertorial from François Labet at Château La Tour in the Clos de Vougeot. We just started slowly and our forecast looks quite accurate. We picked yesterday the young vines replanted in the Vieilles Vignes plots at Chateau de la Tour. We expect to produce… Read More
harvest time…
At the home domaine anyway! Today was the home-team’s start (ignoring a little bourgogne blanc must, already delivered) with grapes arriving from Beaune 1er Cras, Savigny 1er Les Peuillets and Aloxe 1er Les Valozières. ‘The Boss’ notes: Honestly, it looks good – I’m surprised to be happy! I’ve… Read More
a vineyard update – floraison & rain…
Lots happening while I was away. The first flowers in the vines were in the last days of May (see image (right) in Volnay Les Angles taken 29th May, courtesy Nicolas Rossignol) a little precocious, and some way ahead of the average for the Côte d’Or. But then, of-course,… Read More
le harvest!
The time is nigh – I’ll be at the triage table from tomorrow for five days. Despite the early predictions of mid-August harvesting and the hot weather of the last couple of weeks, many will not start their picking until the calendar turns to September. There’s a big difference… Read More
