Vintages Burgundy Flashcards
What is the lightest, freshest recent vintage for Burgundy?
2021 - Tart, red-fruited, cool season with hail, frost and rain
VERY SMALL yields, better for reds, sorting required (botrytis Chablis)
Recent hot vintages for Burgundy?
2022 - promising (hot and dry)
2020 - Big, dark-fruited wines (hot and dry)
2019 - Dark fruit, higher abv, but balanced acids
2018 - Generous volume, big and dense
How do 2017 and 2016 compare in Burgundy?
2017 - benign season, some frost - Soft, approachable
2016 - Low yields from FROST and damp spring - many organic growers sprayed, but good quality
What recent vintages in Chablis saw yields slashed by frost?
2021 - Classic - vicious frost lowered yields
2017 - Frost cut yields, but great quality
2016 - Classic - yields down 50% from frost
How was 2015. 2014, 2013 in Burgundy?
2015 - Low yields, small berries RIPE year (drought and heat)
2014 - Lighter wines with freshness (hail reduced yields and Chablis had some botrytis, drosophila suzuki)
2013 - Light-bodied and crisp (cloudy and rainy, some hail, selection needed)
How were 2011 and 2012 compared in Burgundy?
2012 - Tricky, uneven season with rain, hail, mildew - fleshy, concentrated, beginning to reopen (selection important) - Good results in Chablis
2011 - Some rain and dilution but good early drinking
What are the worst recent years for Chablis?
2013 - Erratic, variable
2011 - Light, slender
What are the worst Burgundy vintages of the 2000s?
2007 - Rigorous sorting needed, wet and cold
(hail in Chablis, but good wines)
2000 - Soft, early drinking - fading
Describe the character of the 2008, 2006, and 2004 vintages in Burgundy.
2008 - Coulure, mildew, hail - light vintage, high acid
2006 - Some pure and expressive, some austere
2004 - Some green wines, light (hail in Volnay and Pommard)
Describe the trio of 2003, 2002, 2001.
2003 - Very ripe, some are now hard and tannic, some are good
2002 - Difficult year, but Charming, elegant wines
2001 - Lean, structured, austere - wet and cool season
What is the freshest Chablis vintage between 2020, 2019, and 2018?
2020 - sleek and vibrant
2019 - Warm and dry, fresher than 18
2018 - Opulent, soft
What are the ripest vintages for Chablis from the 2010’s?
2015 - RIPE - rich, generous
2014 - Rich, dense, with acidity (some botrytis)
2012 - Good stuffing for aging
2010 - VERY GOOD - some overripe
What are the ripest vintages for Chablis in the 2000’s?
2009 - Exotic, ripe
2006 - Fleshy
2005 - Rich, warm and dry
2003 - low acid
2001 - some botrytis
What are the best, classic vintages for Chablis in the 2000’s?
2008 - Elegant, brisk
2007 - crisp, light
2004 - lean, angular
2002 - EXCELLENT
2000 - EXCELLENT (not as good for the Cote d’Or - storms and rot, short term)
What are the best Burgundy Vintages of the 90’s?
1999 - EXCELLENT balance
1995 - Concentrated, dense - have opened up later
1993 - Sleeper vintage - Good
1990 - EXCELLENT - esp. top end
