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Mid-June: Official opening of the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne
Preview events will run in Chablis and Mâcon in May, but the Cité network is planning 4 days of official festivities across all three sites in mid-June.
After several years of reflection, design, and hard work, the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, supported by the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), is preparing a major inaugural event from 15-18 June.
This will be a two-stage event:
- 15 & 16 June: Inaugural ceremonies for financiers, industry and tourism professionals, and the press.
- 17 & 18 June: Opening of the Beaune site to the general public with a series of celebrations across the network (including Mâcon and Chablis)
But if you can’t wait that long, you can catch a preview of the network and its visitor experiences at the Mâcon site on 3 May, and in Chablis on 17 May.
Pouilly-Fuissé is a Village appellation in the Mâconnais region, exclusively producing white wine, The appellation is spread across the villages of Fuissé, Solutré Pouilly, Vergisson, and Chaintré, and sits beneath the emblematic rocks of Solutré and Vergisson.
In 2020, 22 Climats were officialy recognized as Premier Cru.
In this video, Antoine Vincent, director and winemaker at the Domaine du Château de Fuissé, explains how this classification came about and takes a look back at the hard work and commitment of successive generations that resulted in this achievement.
The terroir of the appellation is very diverse, in this video, Jean-Pierre Renard, expert trainer at the École des Vins de Bourgogne will introduce you to the diversity of its geography and geology of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation.
Pouilly-Fuissé wines are charming and elegant with mineral notes and aromas of almond, hazelnut, and citrus, sometimes with touches of white-fleshed fruit, linden, and acacia. They can also include hints of white bread, buttery brioche, and honey.
Pairing potential
Pouilly-Fuissé is a rich and complex appellation, marked by a touch of minerality. As such, it is well-suited to fine shellfish such as shrimp and lobster, and also to pan-fried foie gras. Its lovely balance between acidity and smoothness makes it a great partner for white meat such as veal and poultry in a cream sauce. It is also ideal with goat cheeses. Furthermore, the aromatic power of a Pouilly-Fuissé harmonizes perfectly with spicy and fragrant dishes such as couscous or fish tajine, or shrimps in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
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Chablis masterclasses to run stateside
A series of masterclasses on Chablis wines organized in partnership with Black Wine Professionals
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to challenge your knowledge of Chablis Wines in partnership with Black Wine Professionals.
The Chablis Scholar Series is a national education program, featuring masterclasses across the US hosted by official Bourgogne wine ambassadors and Black Wine Professionals representatives.
Qualified wine trade professionals are welcome to join one of these upcoming events:
- Los Angeles on Monday 17 April
- Washington DC on Monday 24 April
- Chicago on Monday 1 May
Masterclass attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an essay competition for the chance to win a trip to Chablis in July 2023 with Black Wine Professionals Founder Julia Coney.
This is an exclusive event for wine trade professionals and all registrations will undergo a credentials review.
Do you know how many estates, wine merchants, and caves cooperative there are in Bourgogne? Or at what temperature one should serve a white Bourgogne wine to ensure it fully expresses its finesse and character?
You can find all this information and much more in ourEssentials of Bourgogne Wines guide.It is packed with useful information about the region and its five wine-producing areas, including its history, the Climats, its main grape varietals, the classification of its appellations, and the sustainable development programs that are being implemented by the industry. It's a valuable tool for you and your customers, and something you should always have to hand.
As predicted just after the harvest, the 2022 vintage was generous in Bourgogne, with average yields up 18% compared to the average over the last five years. In total, excluding the Volume Compensatoire Individuel or VCI, 1.748 million hectoliters of wines (~233 million bottles) are now being aged (sources: CAVB and FDAC - Declaration of Harvest 2022). This is the second-best yield ever after the 2018 harvest of almost 1.82 million hectoliters.
- White wines account for most of the harvest, totaling 1,073 million hectoliters or 61% of the 2022 harvest (~143 million bottles), up 24.5% on the average over the last five vintages.
- The volume of red wine reached 477,607 hectoliters or 27% of the 2022 harvest (~63,7 million bottles), up 20% on the average over the last five vintages.
- Crémant de Bourgogne wines accounted for 192,293 hectoliters (~25,6 million bottles) or 11% of the harvest, up 18% on the average over the last five vintages.
When the VCI is added to these already very good numbers, Bourgogne will be able to satisfy all of its markets. Winegrowers are already crossing their fingers for the 2023 vintage.
Fans of Bourgogne wines will also be very happy with these wines whose quality was recently praised at the Hospices de Nuits wine auction which ran in mid-March.
Click herefor more information on the 2022 vintage with details about the year’s weather (updated)
Exports of Bourgogne wines are doing well, despite a fall in terms of volumes
After an exceptional year in 2021, export volumes of Bourgogne wines were down 12.3% following the small harvest, which limited available stocks.
However, these exports were still 3% above figures for 2019 of 92.4 million bottles. There was, nonetheless, a significant decline for the more accessible AOC groups, notably Mâcon, Petit Chablis, and Chablis.
In terms of volumes, the North American, Scandinavian, and Asian markets remained satisfactory compared to 2019. The situation was more complicated for markets closer to home, like Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK, which are also transit markets.
In terms of value, Bourgogne set a new record, for the first time passing the symbolic mark of 1.5 billion euros (up 13% over 2021). This revenue, which has enjoyed almost continuous growth since 2010, has doubled over the past eight years. In 2022, Bourgogne alone accounted for half of the uplift in sales of French AOCs excluding Champagne.
Over the past two years, the growth in terms of revenue has mostly been driven by Village and Village Premier Cru appellations along with Grand Cru AOCs from the Côtes de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, as well as the Bourgogne AOC. The region posted record levels of revenue in virtually all its main markets, although the USA, the UK and continental China have alone accounted for 43% of its growth in revenue since 2019.
For more information, see the economic report for 2022 in the next edition of this newsletter.
Success for the 62nd Hospices de Nuits wine auction
The Hospices de Nuits wine auction, which took place on Sunday 12 March, kept its promises with exceptional sales totaling some €3.6 million.
The Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction is traditionally held at the Château du Clos de Vougeot, and the results of this 62nd edition were in line with the dynamic growth the sale has enjoyed over the past four years. Thanks to a more generous harvest for 2022 than in previous years, some 160 barrels of wine were up for sale this year, with some 19 different appellations representing the diversity and authenticity of each appellation. Sales amounted to a hammer price of €3,603,000, up 45% over last year’s event when 109 barrels were up for grabs.
The “Pièce de Charité” (charity barrel) raised a new record sum of €64,580 for the Blouses Roses non-profit, represented by the French actress Constance Dollé.
The sale of 18 red appellations garnered a hammer price of €3,504,000, up 44.32% over 2022. While the only lot of white wine - a Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Terres Blanches, Cuvée Pierre de Pême – brought in €99,000, up 70.69% compared to the previous edition!
The reputation of the Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction continues to grow, and the quality of the wines on offer was recognized as being down to the work of the estate’s winegrower Jean-Marc Moron. The 2022 harvest was a sunny and opulent one, which seduced buyers looking for a perfectly balanced vintage with a lovely freshness in a classical expression of the Bourgogne style.
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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