I’ve been on a fantastic Burgundy trip at the beginning of march.
2024 seems to have turned out really well for whites.
We had a great program and visited Roulot, Lamy Caillat, Jean Marc Vincent, Joseph Colin, Pierre Morey, Simon Bize, Chantereves, Domaine de Lambrays, Guilbert Gillet, Domaine Marshall, Gerard Mugneret, Domaine de L´Arlot and Ghislaine Barthod / Boillot.
2025
We tasted the barrels at Gerard Mugneret (Pinot), showed good at this early stage. Too early obviously to say too much but it looked promising. For them it was a good year. My favourites were probably Suchots 1er and Aux Brûlées 1er both Vosne Romanee.
2024
Was pretty difficult and very intense for the producers we met, many had big losses (in some cases even up to 80%). The whites showed mostly fantastic though with a lot of tension, energy and great acidity. The reds had some mixed results but were very elegant in many cases.
All visits were great but my absolute 2024 highlights were:
All wines from Lamy Caillat (especially La Romanee and even more Caillerets) unfortunately nearly impossible to find. Knowing now the ex cellar price of Sebastiens gems of premiere crus (I won´t tell them) the secondary market prices people ask for are simply ridiculous.
Jean Marc Vincent fantastic wines, especially Auxey Duresses with vines planted in 1937, Gravieres 1er Cru and the Vignes Denses Cuvee from Santenay. Crazy value for money given the way he works in the vineyards. High density power ![]()
Roulot Tesson Clos de Mon Plaisir and the Premier Crus.
Chantereves spectacular Aligotés, great Morgeot 1er Cru and Corton Charlemagne GC. Interesting side note - nearly every producer talked about the rising importance of Aligoté.
Domaine de l´Arlot super elegant Pinot Noir with a good price / quality ratio for what the are.
2023
Seems overall to be a good vintage, warm and with good quantities. Where we tasted the 2023s they mostly showed pretty well.
Highlights from 2023:
Pierre Morey great Les Tessons and Perrieres 1er Cru.
Simon Bize Vergelesses 1er Cru and Savigny les Beaune, great price quality relation.
Domaine de Lambrays (Pinot) Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru and Clos de Lambrays GC
Jean Marc Vincent Beaurepair 1er Santenay of the whites and Passetemps 1er of the reds
At Le Soufflot in Meursault we had a 2023 Coche Dury Bourgogne and a baby Comtes Lafon Charmes 1er Cru 2023. Both showed well (Charmes too young obviously even with a lot of air in the caraffe but at these prices we could not resist :)) and gained significantly with air. The Armand Rousseau Les Cazetieres 2017 pinot we had after was amazing.
I recently also drank a Maranges La Fussiere 1er Cru 2023 from Bachelet Monnot and utterly enjoyed it - great price quality ratio.
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2022
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We did not taste 2022s at the producers we visited (except Simon Bize where they showed well) but from my understanding it was also a good vintage, warm but in many wines i found the tension and energy I love in wine. Only a few bottles showed some heat and broader aspects calling rather for food than for another glass.
Among the best 2022 I drank recently are Paul Pillot La Romanee 1er Cru (crazy good with some air), Paul Pillot Saint Aubin Pitangerets 1er Cru, Michel Bouzereau Genevrieres 1er Cru, Marc Colin Saint Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru and Pattes Loup Chablis Beauregard 1er Cru.
I will definitely try to pick up some bottles of 2024 whites when they will be released, I really enjoyed the fresh and rather cool style!
Cheers ![]()