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Burgundy En Primeur 2017 A second good vintage after some tough years
“After a couple of hard years, Burgundy
has had two good vintages in a run now
and with ’18, they’ve got the yield now too.” Merchants can assess the vintage for
themselves at a series of en primeur tastings in January.
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One Whitehall Place
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2 Whitehall Court
London SE11 4AA
rowers in Burgundy were
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heartened by the increased yields of 2017. With the exception of
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Chablis, the frosts were deflected by
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bale-burning and the use of frost candles.
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According to BIVB figures, despite being hit by frost again, Chablis production was up by 52% on 2016, Pinot Noir rose by 41% and white wine production by 21%.
Sam Jary of Black Hand Wine in Cumbria
The Mall Room Sam Jary’s production was up almost 30%
has been making wine in Burgundy for
Upcoming Burgundy En Primeur Tastings
in Pommard was up to 90 barrels from around 70 in 2016.
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2017,” he says. “Everything we picked was fantastic – really good quality. One of the
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over 10 years and he says his production
“We definitely had a better time of it in
big features of 2017 was that the nights were cool, which keeps that acidity.
“Our top-tier 2017 stays in barrel for a
year but we actually do some drink-now,
Contact Lucy Marcuson. Email lucy@ 67 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5ES Goedhuis & Co
unfined, unfiltered and no-added-sulphite
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actually bottled in March and it’s been
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wine. The Côte d’Or Bourgogne and the Haute Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir are fantastic. The Haute Côte de Beaune
Pinot Noir was lighter than usual but
has fantastic power and the Côte d’Or
Bourgogne, the Gamay, was absolutely
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Monday, January 7 18-19 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5LU Armit Wines
10-11 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH Liberty Wines
Contact Ana Bolivar. Email ana.bolivar@ libertywines.co.uk
Wednesday, January 9 Location TBC
Corney & Barrow Contact Events@corneyandbarrow.com Trade session: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Thursday, January 10 One Belgravia
9 Grosvenor Place
London SW1X 7SH H2Vin
Register at info@h2vin.co.uk
Trade tasting 2.30pm – 6.30pm Thursday, January 10 The Westbury Hotel Conduit Street
beautiful.
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has higher acidity than a Chardonnay but
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67 Pall Mall
“The Aligoté from Bouzeron is my only
non-sulphite white. Obviously Aligoté
it’s got beautiful tension and some lovely
creaminess from lees contact so I’m really pleased with our 2017 whites. It was a great year overall.
Tuesday, January 8 Ironmongers’ Hall
London EC2Y 8AA
Contact Sophie Scott-Clarke. Email
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