gregorymboelter
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Here in Burgundy last year at this time, the mood was dour. We were in the middle of a four month period of rain and miserable cold. Hail storms had machine-gunned huge swaths of the Côte de Beaune. And the threat of rot dangled over the vineyards.
To say today that the 2012 harvest produced, not just a good Burgundy vintage but an exceptional one, beggars belief. But our tastings and those of other reliable correspondents suggest that we are in for a very nice surprise when the wines are released.
Cover of Bourgogne Surprise 2012 Vintage
Here in Burgundy it is often said that June makes the quantity and September makes the quality. And 2012 was a classic example. So much so that we have started hearing rather extreme statements to the effect that none of the other months matter at all! They do, of course. But because 2012 was such a lousy growing season, and because the wine is just so good, folks are trying to understand why and how that can be.
To say today that the 2012 harvest produced, not just a good Burgundy vintage but an exceptional one, beggars belief. But our tastings and those of other reliable correspondents suggest that we are in for a very nice surprise when the wines are released.
Cover of Bourgogne Surprise 2012 Vintage
Here in Burgundy it is often said that June makes the quantity and September makes the quality. And 2012 was a classic example. So much so that we have started hearing rather extreme statements to the effect that none of the other months matter at all! They do, of course. But because 2012 was such a lousy growing season, and because the wine is just so good, folks are trying to understand why and how that can be.
