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The 2023 Bourgogne wine harvest: sunshine and grapes!
The secateurs have been packed away and the cellar doors have closed after a harvest that began in the scorching heat at the end of August and ended more comfortably, with milder temperatures at the end of the summer.
To everyone’s delight, the harvest was a good one, both in terms of quality and quantity, particularly for the Chardonnay. The Pinot Noir grapes were not to be outdone: large volumes meant they could be sorted for quality, allowing us to keep the best of a bumper year.
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Although affected by a lack of water, which has persisted since the 2022 vintage, the 2023 harvest is shaping up to be a generous one: stormy showers came at just the right time throughout the summer. The sunshine concentrated the sugar in the grape berries and enriched them with flavour and colour.
For some time now, we’ve been talking about the appellations which represent excellent value for money. Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse, one of the 13 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation, is among them!
Officially recognised since 1990, Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse comes from the north of Bourgogne, a few kilometres south of Auxerre, on the left bank of the Yonne river.
Its vineyard basks in a favourable microclimate thanks to its south and south-east exposure. The subsoils are made of Kimmeridgian limestone, clay and marl.
The appellation can be produced in three colours: red, white and rosé.
At the table!
The finesse of the tannin and the luscious fruitiness of the red wines make them the perfect accompaniment to a variety of tomato-based pasta dishes, sautéed vegetables, grilled white meat with herbs or fillet of beef roasted with vegetables.
Wines selected from the best Climats and which benefit from ageing go well with duck breast in black cherry sauce, shoulder of lamb with a Parmesan crust or beef bourguignon. They can also be drunk with creamy, fruity cheeses such as Brie, Chaource, Reblochon, Salers or Saint-Nectaire.
The supple white wines, with particular aromatic roundness, are perfect for an aperitif or with tapas, French cheese puffs, grilled shellfish, baked fish, turkey escalope with cream sauce, blanquette de veau, baked sea bream and mushroom risotto.
They can also accompany cheeses such as a chèvre cendré, Comté, Beaufort or mountain tomme.
Are you a wholesaler, sommelier, restaurateur, wine merchant or buyer in the supermarket or e-commerce sectors? Come to our Professional Wine Tasting on January 10 at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, London.
This event promises to be a great opportunity to meet Bourgogne producers and discover the treasures of Bourgogne wines, while enjoying all the excitement and enthusiasm that characterise Bourgogne Week.
The focus will be on lesser-known Régionale and Village appellations, an important theme that addresses customer demand.
The 163rd Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction, the world's most famous charity wine sale, will be held on Sunday, November 19 in the Halles de Beaune.
It's an occasion which brings together wine lovers and professionals to celebrate the new 2023 vintage!
This year, the Hospices Civils de Beaune is pledging its commitment in support of healthy ageing in the occasion of the sale of their Charity Barrel.
The Charity Barrel, often a Grand Cru appellation from the current year's harvest, comes from one of the exceptional terroirs of the Hospices de Beaune estate.
You can take part in the 150th Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne, held on Friday and Saturday at Beaune's Palais des Congrès. This is a unique opportunity to taste nearly all the appellations from Bourgogne in their most recent vintages. On Friday morning, the tastings are restricted to professionals (wine merchants, sommeliers, etc.) On Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, the exhibition is also open to the public.
November 29: watch the next "Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” live
Learn all about the Montagny appellation in a programme hosted by Robin Kick, MW.
On November 29, 2023, the programme "Rendez-Vous avec les vins de Bourgogne" will focus on the Montagny appellation.
The first part of the programme will reveal key facts about the appellation and its Premiers Crus, including reports and interviews with winemakers.
The second part will feature a guided tasting of several wines. The host, Robin Kick, MW, and winemakers from the appellation will be on hand to answer your questions live.
To watch the programme on the day:
In French at 4pm ; in English at 9am, 11am and 7pm (Paris time, UTC+1)
-Register to one of the sessions organised by the Bourgogne Wines official Ambassadors
You can find all the sessions via this document.
This autumn, the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne is launching its first series of conferences (in French).
Since october, a monthly gathering takes place in Beaune, followed in the spring by Chablis and Mâcon which will take turns to host the conferences. These will cover a range of subjects relating to the world of vines and wine, and will be led by experts from far and wide.
Would you like to take part in these conferences and enjoying an exchange of views and discussion?
If so, join us on November 24 at 6pm for the second discussion in Beaune, on the theme of « La dégustation des vins de terroirs aujourd’hui », led by Gabriel Lepousez, a neurobiologist specializing in the sensory perception of aromas, and Jacky Rigaux, a French author specializing in « terroir » wines and wine tasting.
Booking and more information to come here (in French).
Economic report on Bourgogne wines
A mixed start to 2023 for Bourgogne wines on the export markets.
The 2022-2023 campaign, which has just ended, marked a definite return to normal. The abundant 2022 vintage made it possible to partially replenish stocks and/or meet back orders waiting for stocks to become available.
The marketing results for the current year need to be seen in the context of big changes in the last two years, when many economic and geopolitical uncertainties were making the markets more cautious
The 2022 harvest (around 1.75 million hectolitres, or just over 233 million bottles) has partially replenished stocks, even though the average harvest over five years remains below 1.5 million hectolitres (around 190 million bottles).
As a result, at the end of July 2023, stocks at the estates remained well below the five-year average.
In this context, export sales continue to grow. Export volumes are down slightly, after a good year in 2022, but remain higher than in the pre-Covid period (2019): An increase of 5.3% in terms of volume (the first six months of 2023 compared with the first six months of 2019).
Today we're sharing the appellation's brand new promotional video, which the producers are proud to present after a year in the making!
You can follow the work in the vineyard - season by season over the course of a year - also the cellar, the landscapes and the wine’s heritage... culminating in the tasting.
Fast-paced, evocative and stirring, this video reflects the daring DNA of the Viré-Clessé appellation.
Co-funded by the BIVB, the video can be found on their website and social media (Facebook and Instagram).
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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