Bourgogne 2008 hvor er vi henne?

Det er i de vanskelige år, at en dygtig vinproducent virkelig stråler. 2008 er muligvis ikke den værste årgang i Bourgogne, men heller ikke den mest lovpriste. Den står lidt i skyggen af 2009 & 2010, som begge er mere end fremragende. 2008 bød på en del udfordringer i marken i Bourgogne, og de producenter som brugte tiden på at tynde ud i de dårlige klaser, gik fri af haglvejr og havde tålmodighed i den sidste ende, da solen endelig kom frem, de havde mulighed for at lave stor vin i kælderen. Det er en årgang hvor producent endnu engang skal tages mere seriøst end marken. Læs mere om vejret og vilkår i 2008 her hos Jancis Robinson.
Jeg har på det seneste haft muligheden for at smage en god håndfuld vine fra 2008 årgangen…

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2010 Burgundy red, notes part 1

2010 Burgundy is a very interesting vintage, especially for red wine. Through my work at Otto Suenson Wine, I’m fortunate to taste a good deal of wine from this already heralded vintage. We have the uncrowned Queen of Burgundy working with us here at Suenson and it was a pleasure tasting these wines with her. These wines have been tasted over a 2 week period at the end of February 2012. All wines were tasted none blind, right after opening and throughout the evenings.

This first entry from these 2 nights will be with the entry red wines. The wines mixed from the 2 occasions. All comments will be very welcome.

2010 Bertrand Ambroise, Bourgogne rouge2010 Bertrand Ambroise, Bourgogne rouge – very juicy style with plenty of typical Burgundy character. This is not a powerful wine, and those who are searching for a wine that could lose in a blind test Vs. New Zealand, could use this to beat up. But,…

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