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Burgundy 2012: a vintage at the center of all attention
The gathering essentially reserved for professionals "Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne" closed its doors on 22 March 2014, recording attendance announced as "significantly up" by the organizers. During this event, 2012 was at the center of all discussions. An opportunity for us to revisit this particular vintage from the Burgundy region.
2012 is generating a great deal of talk, as the exceptional quality of the red wines surprises professionals. The white wines also appear excellent, but to a lesser extent. For the reds, some do not hesitate to call it the finest Pinot Noir vintage in Burgundy over the past 15 years (still ranking after 2005). While that year proved challenging for wine growers — with a severe cold snap in early February, above-average rainfall from April to July, diseases such as downy mildew, violent and destructive hailstorms (particularly in the Volnay appellation) and a month and a half of drought before the harvest — the low yields nonetheless produce wines of exceptional quality.
However, the scarcity of red wines from the 2012 vintage is creating tensions (already apparent) and risks becoming a problem. Growers and négociants have considerably increased their prices to offset the loss of yield, which does not help the situation, either in France or for export.
An exceptional and rare vintage that will be the talk of the town...
See you in September!
In the meantime, discover the Burgundy 2012 wines available at Vins & Millésimes: click here
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