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(videos) The vintage 2022: Generous and promising

21/11/2022

The Colline de Corton as other vineyards has been very generous this year

The 2022 vintage encapsulates what Bourgogne does best: Generosity and promise! After three years of quality without quantity, with yields impacted by weather events, it is certainly welcome, taking some of the pressure off sales and allowing stocks to be built back up.

Despite some small disparities depending on the varietal, the vines stood up pretty well to some rather extreme weather and were able to take advantage of the slightest rainfall. As the wines begin the ageing process in cellars stacked up to three barrels high, winemakers and négociants are happy because the 2022 vintage is certain to seduce the palates of wine lovers around the world!

The weather this year was once again extreme, with frost, heatwaves, and drought. Budburst was later than in recent years, which helped protect the vines from April frost.

Then, it was the subtle balance between vine and terroir that we can thank for the fact that despite this year’s harvest being deprived of water and subjected to four separate heatwaves, it came through unscathed. This balance can be perceived in the musts which, by all accounts, have good degrees of potential alcohol. The wines are revealing quality, with nice concentration and fine balance. And it’s a surprising vintage because although the weather was very hot, the wines are vivacious and offer aromas of fresh fruit; the promise of good things to come.

Find all the details on this vintage (wine and climatology) in the dedicated press release in PDF: click here

 

Watch this video with 3 young producers who talk about the year in the vines and cellars:

 

 

Watch François Labet, President of the BIVB talking about the volumes of the vintage 2022 on 20 Nov. 2022:

 

 

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