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The list of wines selected for the 2022 Cave de Prestige
For the 2022 edition, some 144 wines were selected from 831 submissions.
A fine selection!
The 51st award ceremony for the wines selected for the Bourgogne Wine Board’s (BIVB) Cave de Prestige was held on 30 June. BIVB Co-Presidents François Labet and Laurent Delaunay were delighted to present this very fine selection, despite it having been a difficult time in terms of availability.
This year, just 17% of the wines submitted were selected; some 144 from a total of 831 entrants. These figures illustrate the very high standards demanded by this process. Such rigor is essential in order to respond to the expectations and needs of consumers, who are owed the very best in terms of quality.
The Marsannay AOC is considered to be the gateway to the Côte de Nuits, and is produced in the villages of Chenôve, Marsannay-la-Côte, and Couchey. Vines have been grown here since the 7th century, as they have across the entire côte, and the wines have long enjoyed an outstanding reputation.
The Abbey of Bèze, the bishops of Autun, the Dukes of Bourgogne, and many others have owned vines here. The wines featured on the table of Louis XIV and Louis XVI, and certain Climats were classified as equivalent to modern-day Grand Crus until the 19th century.
Red Marsannay wines have an intense color and a bouquet of red fruits like cherry and strawberry, and of darker berries such as blackcurrant and blueberry. In the mouth, the attack is powerful and generous, harmonizing in a fatty finish with good length.
White Marsannays offer the whole gamut of citrus and white blossom, such as hawthorn and acacia. In the mouth, they are often broad and rounded, with good mineral structure and impressive length.
As for Marsannay rosés, these delicate fruity wines have aromas of vine peach and redcurrant, and are always characteristically full, fresh, and indulgent in the mouth.
Sommelier’s tips:
The red Marsannay appellation makes a natural partner for red meat. But it is also delicious with freshwater fish, sautéed vegetables, sophisticated cold cuts, cow’s milk cheeses, and so on.
Marsannay rosé is ideal with every course, from summer barbecues to mixed salads, charcuterie, white meats, crab, and red mullet. It is also delicious served with oriental and spicy foods and Mediterranean dishes. After ageing for a few years, they wouldmake a divine duo with dessert.
White Marsannays work well with white meats like poultry, veal, and pork. They are also wonderful with risotto. Far-Eastern cuisine such as sushi would bring out the fragrance of the sculpted aromas of these Chardonnay wines. Serve them with fish, or after a few months in the cellar, try with goat cheeses.
After a tense year for the Bourgogne wines, the 2022 vintage looks promising
In recent years, yields in Bourgogne varied significantly. If one takes a long-term view, annual production has been falling slowly since 2003, with the 2021 vintage only serving to amplify this trend. Fortunately, the 2022 vintage promises to be a generous one, and comes at the right moment to reinvigorate the industry in terms of availability and sales potential.
* The small 2021 harvest (around 997,000 hl, or just over 132.9 million bottles) had a big impact on availability and sales from the estate.
* While stocks on estates at the end of July 2022 seem to be well below the five-year average, these are supplemented by equivalent stock levels with the négoce trade.
* In terms of exports, revenue continues to grow, unlike volumes which, despite everything, remain higher than they were in 2019. They were up 13% by volume for the first six months of 2022 compared to the same period the previous year.
Following the free trade agreement signed in 2018, French wines enjoyed record sales from 2019 onwards. The pandemic in 2020 marked a pause in exports, but 2021 saw a return to the record revenues of 2019, mainly thanks to three winegrowing regions, namely Champagne, Bordeaux, and Bourgogne, which together account for 77% of French wine exports in terms of revenue.
However, Bourgogne is the only one to have increased its record revenue, with 120.6 million euros. Although the wines exported are mainly Régionale Bourgogne and Chablis AOCs, a growing demand for top-of-the-range wines should see Bourgogne wine exports expand further. The growing interest in wine in Japan and the growth of this market, driven by women and city-dwelling young people, is encouraging.
The first few months of 2022 saw a slight decrease in volumes, mainly due to a lack of stock in the region (around 6.7% compared to 2021 for the first five months). Revenue continued its double-digit growth.
Key figures for 2021 for Bourgogne wines in Japan:
- 3rd biggest market in terms of revenue
- 5th biggest market by volume
Exports: 8 million bottles (up 10.2% on 2020) for 120 million euros (up 8.1% on 2020) of which (by volume):
- White wine: 55%
- Red wine/rosé: 41%
- Crémant de Bourgogne: 4%
In 2021, Bourgogne wines accounted for 17% of volumes of French AOCs exported to Japan and 25% of the revenue.
In Bourgogne, the word “Climat” has nothing to do with the weather. It’s a word used to describe a place where vines are grown. It refers to a specific plot of land that is precisely delimited, which is vinified separately, and gives its name to the wine produced there.
There are more than 1,200 Climats within the site listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
For more than two decades, the producers of Pouilly-Fuissé have been waiting to have some of the Climats of Pouilly-Fuissé classified as Premier Cru, and it’s finally happened, starting with the 2020 vintage.
This classification perfectly illustrates the determination of producers from the southernmost part of Bourgogne to produce high-quality wines that reflect the terroir of their origins.
The next edition of the Rendez- vous avec les vins de Bourgogne show aims to help people understand the importance of this classification. It will offer a guided tour of the 22 Climats that have been classified through images and interviews with winegrowing professionals.
The program finishes with a live guided tasting of six of these 22 Climats.
To watch the show from home or the office, just click here. This will give you access to the whole show and the tasting during which you can interact in real time with the host and the producers themselves as they comment on the wines.
The show will be broadcast through five slots during the day. It will run in English at 9am, 11am, 6pm, and 10pm, and in French at 4pm. Sign up to whichever slot suits you best. All hours are France time.
If you’d like to taste the six samples, our Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassadors will be hosting live tastings around the world. Find out who is your closest Ambassador from this list.
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Celebrate the new vintage at the Fête des Vins de Chablis!
The 74th Fête des Vins de Chablis will run on 22 & 23 October and will celebrate a 2022 vintage that looks very promising indeed.
Since its first edition in 1949, the Fête des Vins de Chablis, organized by the Office du Chablis in partnership with the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), has never stopped evolving. But its success has always been based on its founding principle of conviviality.
On 22 and 23 October, the center of Chablis will once again welcome a host of events celebrating the wines of Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois.
- Saturday 22 October (12:30pm -6pm) will see tastings offered by around 40 domains and Négociants producing Chablis and Grand Auxerrois wines. There will also be an exhibition of winegrowing equipment, stalls offering delicious food and drink, street entertainment, blind tastings, hot meals, and so on.
- Sunday 23 October (9:30am – 6pm) is when the Piliers Chablisiens will parade through the town, with ceremonies for new members, along with stands offering plenty of food and drink, along with more street entertainment.
As we wait for the announcement of the full program including several new attractions as yet to be unveiled, it’s already time to get talking about the event.
Bourgogne vs. Burgundy: to re-affirm their identity, the region and the producers are reverting back to the original French iteration of the name, Bourgogne.
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