Jancis Robinson’s blog, the Purple Pages (link to article) concisely charts the harvest, arrival and meteoric ascendancy of the recent 2010 vintage, “How 2010 Burgundies turned a corner”. But with all the recent excitement, it’s easy to overlook some of the really heavy hitters that are still on our list from previous vintages, or are [...]
Category Archives: Burgundy 2010
Burgundy demand likely to outstrip supply for 2010s
Friday 20 January 2012 – 12:14
The various UK Merchants’ Burgundy Tastings across London last week have done much to bolster the notion that 2010 is another milestone in artisan wine production from the region. Allen Meadows’ Burghound has been as bold to suggest that “the wines are superior to their 2009 counterparts, particularly surprising given the challenging weather conditions [...]
The Burgundy 2010 Growers’ Tasting – a thank you…
Friday 13 January 2012 – 11:17
A huge thank you to both customers and producers alike for what was a momentous turnout last night at our annual Burgundy Growers’ Tasting at the Glaziers’ Hall in London. The venue was at full capacity and the daytime journalist tasting was swiftly followed by the evening event, at which the wines from the 33 [...]
Burgundy 2010: Expression of Interest now online
Thursday 15 December 2011 – 16:06
Our tasting notes and vintage report for the 2010Burgundy vintage are now available online and can be viewed here. As usual, we will be running an Expression of Interest system for this vintage, as we will almost certainly be over subscribed. We will work on allocations after the Burgundy Tasting on 12th January and will [...]
Burgundy 2010: Overview and Tasting
Tuesday 29 November 2011 – 15:25
With the flurry of activity that there has been recently, our trip to Burgundy seems somewhat distant, but fortunately the wines are so memorable that we have no problems recalling those that we tasted. It is always difficult after one good vintage to find oneself singing the praises of the next and yet it is [...]
Burgundy 2010 – Preview
Friday 4 November 2011 – 16:40
As I write, two teams of Lay & Wheeler’s sales and buying teams are currently in Burgundy, tasting the 2010 vintage. Another team will be travelling out on Monday, to ensure that we have had plenty of opportunity to visit as many domaines as possible. Like the Bordeaux and Rhône from the same vintages, it [...]
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