The 2017 Burgundy Briefing Vintage Report is an in-depth assessment (over 400 pages) of the 2017 vintage on the Côte d’Or. Lucien Le Moine 2017 Joseph Roty's Gevrey Chambertin Champs Chenys in a span of vintage. Whatever the actual reason, the result – besides a saved crop – was an increased spirit of co-operation and solidarity amongst vignerons, something which is not always evident in a competitive region where family disputes and jealousy can rumble on for decades. The days of over-extraction and pushing the wines too hard thankfully lie in the 1990s and early 2000s. Description. Warm, dry weather prevails. Burgundy 2017: vintage report After the bruising experience that was the 2016 vintage, 2017 represented a relatively easy ride for most of Burgundy’s vignerons – at least for those in the Côte d’Or and Mâconnais, although Chablis and the Beaujolais suffered once again at the hands of mother nature. In Chablis, this warm, dry weather allowed the vines to recover and regain their strength, and interestingly the frosted wines show greater concentration than their peers but lack the slightly angular, ill-at-ease and disjointed nature of their predecessors, as though the season itself is imprinted on the wines. Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (Dec 2014), Cellar Favorite: Domaine G. 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With Pinot, however, many growers felt they faced a choice between maintaining acid/sugar balance – by picking early – and achieving phenolic and tannin ripeness by waiting a little longer for some rain to unblock photosynthesis. survived. It is difficult to say exactly who was right, but there were certainly two camps and it is true that good wines have been made with both approaches. Actually there are far fewer 19/20 wines in 2018 than in 2017 – but hey! Thibault Liger-Belair now uses natural sulphur that he sources from a Polish mine. Will it stymie demand? The only minor skirmish is hail on July 10 that affects Monts Luisants and the upper reaches of Clos de la Roche in Morey-Saint-Denis, though it is very local. The appellation might not gleam with Grand Crus; however, it is home to propitious, In some ways, the 2017s are “default” wines. One factor rarely mentioned in reports and yet fundamental to quality is this: Can you recruit sufficient numbers of good pickers? I got a crumpled supermarket receipt for packet of celery and bin liners that allegedly fell out of Jayer’s pocket around 1992. Alas, the middle of April saw temperatures plummet across France, rarely rising above freezing point for around two weeks. Now vineyard managers must address the potentially high yields as the vines’ branches begin to weigh heavy with fruit. Vintage Quality Drink Comments; 2018: Drink/Cellar: Winter and spring, as elsewhere in Burgundy, were very damp and relatively warm in the Mâconnais. Before mentioning harvest dates, I would like to provide some clarification because, with earlier and earlier harvests, this is a subject of much debate in Burgundy, with growers arguing between themselves about whether their neighbours pick too late or too early. Burgundy 2017 – UK merchants offering en primeur 17 January 2019 (updated to include merchants offering wines imported by Vindependents) Burgundy 2017 – when smoke saved the grapes 11 November 2017. In the Beaujolais the wines are an exciting hybrid of 2015 and 2016, with the rich fruit and charm of the former and the minerality and freshness of the latter. For Burgundy, the 2017 vintage was generally very good.. Find out what the wines are like and why this vintage should not be missed. As there was no frozen water on the buds, there was no magnifying effect and consequently no burning effect on the vines as the sun rose the following day. William Kelley gives his initial view on how the Burgundy 2017 vintage looks after spending September in the region and following the harvest. Burgundy 2017 overview – part 2 7 January 2019. The 2017s are unquestionably fresh. Fortunately, the regularity of hail damage means that growers are used to it and can deal effectively with the effects, using sorting tables and careful selection to eliminate damaged fruit and minimise the impact on the finished wine. Read the full offer here. How much effect this has on the wines as they age is difficult to say with any great certainty. August continues warm and dry, though without heat spikes that would have precipitated higher sugar levels; there are only 20 days between May and August when the thermometer exceeds 30°C. Along the Côte d’Or, the sound of honking horns and cheering pickers announces that the Burgundy 2017 harvest is coming to an end. The extended period of cold was typical of a traditional spring frost, a sharp contrast to 2016’s freak “burning” frost. The second, less romantic, theory goes that the lack of rainfall the night before meant that the vineyards were dry, which was not the case in 2016. Unbiased, professional tasting notes, reviews, articles, videos, daily news and much more. Then I bid on those bottles of 1945 Romanée-Conti. And I had to intervene in the 2017 Burgundy vintage. There was nothing to trip winemakers up, no curveballs to send them off course, apart from controlling vigour in parcels affected by the previous season’s frost where vines tried to compensate for the preceding year’s shortfall. Secondly, the atmosphere is less humid than the previous year, precipitating less frost formation. Still tannic, youthfull, or slow to mature. Irregular, even among the best wines. The winter of 2016-17 was cool and sunny, with less rainfall than average. Berry Brothers and Rudd, and its on trade division Fields Morris and Verdin, chose One Great George Street for its tasting, attracting an impressive number of its vignerons to talk about their latest releases. However, I want to mention Nuits Saint-Georges, since it does not receive its fair share of recognition. 90I 2015: Beaujolais. Vintage quality: Good. Did you see the price? 2016 & 2015 White Burgundy, Stephen Tanzer, September 2017. The age of vines, number of bunches per vine, pruning method, type of rootstock, clone or selection of vine, use of chemicals or otherwise, and many, many other factors all play a role in deciding when fruit is ready to be picked. Sorry to my friends overlooking the Gironde: Bordeaux does not possess it. 2017 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Vieilles Vignes, Cuvée 2, Domaine Sébastien Magnien, Burgundy. ... High) Price (High - Low) Vintage Ascending Vintage Descending Maturity Producer A-Z Product A-Z Highest Rating. Theoretically, it must at some point. The world's most trusted authority in wine for over 30 years. At all levels, they are simply the kind of red wines you can’t help but want to drink, and the regional wines will be ready from 2019. Even chose the same day…” “So evil. Similarly, Lafarge-Vial made just 8hl/ha in some of their Chiroubles and Fleurie vineyards, while some parts of the Côte du Py were also badly affected. Early maturing and accesable. Another warm start to the season in February and March led to an early budbreak, and once again growers were looking nervously at the weather forecast, crossing their fingers for low pressure and mild weather. Consequently, this is not a season where I can really single out one appellation’s superiority. However, from extensive tasting across the Côte, it certainly seems from the autumn 2018 barrel tastings that waiting longer did not have a detrimental impact on acid/alcohol balance, and has in fact added an extra layer of density and smoother tannins. Burgundy became accustomed to empty cellars and furrow-browed winemakers bemoaning how hail, frost or mildew depleted and sometimes eradicated entire, The 2017 reds are very good, often excellent, and from time to time, bloody awesome. Growers such as Louis-Michel Liger-Belair are adamant that you. Chablis 2016 & 2015: Quality Over Quantity, Stephen Tanzer, August 2017 In 2017, I know of several Burgundy growers who faced the, Of course, whole bunch fermentation is all the rage nowadays, with many domaines wholeheartedly embracing, not adding any until the malolactic fermentation is finished, or minimising SO2 addition before bottling, like Jean-Nicolas Méo or Pascal Mugneret. It is slightly less striking than 2014 but shares many of the same qualities. 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Roumier Chambolle-Musigny Amoureuses 1er Cru (Mar 2017), 2014 Red Burgundies: Delicious Terroir-Driven Midweights (Mar 2017), Cellar Favorite: 1990 Domaine G. Roumier Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru (Feb 2017), Marquis d’Angerville: Volnay Clos des Ducs 1920-2010 (Dec 2016), Cellar Favorite: 1978 Maison Leroy Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru (Oct 2016), Mâconnais: The Headspinning 2015s and The Classic 2014s (Oct 2016), The 2014 White Burgundies: What’s Not To Like? There is a splatter of rain in July, much needed given the lack of rainfall during the previous winter. The whites are undoubtedly the stars, particularly Chablis, surpassing even the 2014s in all-round balance – which, while receiving intellectual acclaim, appear austere in comparison to 2017. Many, like Arnaud Mortet, Véronique Drouhin, Jean-Michel Chartron and Jean-Louis Trapet, speak of solidarity between winemakers. 83E 2014: Portugal Vintage … Burgundy Under the Radar, Neal Martin, July 2017. Firstly, the temperatures are not quite as low as in 2016, and there is a big difference between -1/-2°C and -6°/-8°C, which is so cold that any remedial action is futile. 2017 Burgundy En Primeur – The advent of a modern classic?
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