A summary of the Vintage ‘A generous vintage that pleasantly surprised producers’The 2023 vintage followed the wonderfully structured and fresh 2022 vintage for white and red burgundy wines.So in a sense it was a hard act to follow.The Burgundy summer of 2023 began with cooler temperatures, dry but lacking a little sunshine yet it proved to be one of the...
Following on from the miserly 2021 harvest the 2022 harvest has been incredibly generous in not only volume but also in quality for the red & white wines from Burgundy.In my 28 years of travelling to Burgundy I have not tasted a vintage which has left me with such profound feelings of enjoyment, pleasure and admiration for both red and...
Burgundy suffered a period of unusually cold frost and snow in early April 2021 which had followed a very warm March that had promoted early budding in the vineyards. Not an ideal cenario resulting in massively reduced production. However in our tastings at the Domaines in Burgundy, we were pleasantly surprised by the quality achieved. The 2021 Côte de Beaune -...
This small estate on the northern slope of Mount Etna was established by Marco DE GRAZIA, owner of the nearby Tenuta delle Terre Nere. “Establishing Le Vigne di Eli – Marco says – was effortless. A simple act of love towards my little daughter Elena (Eli). This all happened in 2006. I was offered first one, then another tiny vineyard, both...
In the 26 years that I have been visiting, tasting and buying the wines from Burgundy, I do not remember tasting a vintage that left me with such a sense of pleasure, excitement and admiration for both white and red wines. Despite the hot summer and early harvest (many started the white harvest as early as 22nd August and the...