On the Road with the Grape Guy
A Quick Peak at Burgundy
25 Jun 2018- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(June 2018) … Burgundy produces 183 million bottles per annum (approximately) of that one of every 2 bottles is exported, Chablis makes up 31% of those exports and Canada is Burgundy’s fourth biggest market.
Burgundy is broken down into 5 main regions: Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais, Chablis & Grand Auxerrois / Chatillonnais; and there are three main sub-divisions of the wines produced: Grand Cru AOC, which makes up 1.5% of all wines produced; Village and Village Premier Cru AOC, making up another 37% of production; and finally Regionale AOC.
Some Recently Tasted Wines …
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Domaine Jean-Hugues & Guilhem Goiset 2015 Exogyra Virgula, Saint-Bris *** ½
Domaine Berthenet 2015 Tete de Cuvee, Montagny *** ½+
Chateau de Fuisse 2015 Tete de Cru, Pouilly-Fuisse *** ½+
Bouchard Pere et Fils 2015 Savigny-Les-Beaune *** ½+
Remoissenet Pere et Fils 2015 Givry ****+
Marie-Pierre Manciat NV Cremant de Bourgogne *** ½+
Domaine Louis Moreau 2015 Vaulignot, Chablis Premier Cru *** ½+
Domaine du Meix-Foulot 2015 Clos du Chateau Montaigu, Mercurey Premier Cru *** ½
Domaine Sylvain Langoureau 2015 Le Champlat, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru ****+