Les Climats of Burgundy Map

A fantastic tool to verify that your local retailer is telling you the truth when they say the bourgogne they sold you sits on the fence post of Montrachet.

Neal Rosenthal on his book

Reflections of a Wine Merchant

Gamay is the new Black

GAMAY IS THE NEW BLACK

I'm not sayin' you heard it here first but everybody is talking about Gamay! Gamay has always been a grape that hasn't been treated seriously. Crush it, ferment it as quickly as possible, and pour out just as fast was the model. That alter ego of Gamay is fading with time and a completely more earnest style is replacing it. Pay attention, the new gamay is worth it. Just ask the French government. Decanter magazine recently reported the French government has decided to develope a new program to study the terrior of Beaujolais and reclassify based on potential quality.

2004 Burgundy Vintage

Here is a piece from the Burgundy report that I find interesting.

I must say that I've notice a more rustic edge to the 04's that seems to be showing itself more and more as the wines age however I've just assumed the wines were showing their age due to the vintage character. As a man of little money and less years of collecting burgundy under my belt this has been something that attracts me to the vintage. On the whole the wines of 2004 are showing more interesting layers right now than any other recent vintage since 2001 for the money.



What recent vintage do you prefer drinking?

Ub40 - Red Red Wine
by djoik

Chambolle Musginy Vineyard Map

This map was sourced from Scott Paul's blog. You can find a mini Burgundy wine 101 and 102 with allen meadows along with more maps of Burgundy here.

Map of Burgundy, France

Gevery Chambertin Vineyard Map

Note: The key is incorrect. The colors for village Gevery and grand cru are switched

Morey St Denis Village Vineyard Map

Total Average Village Production
RED White
Morey Villages 300,000 bottles 20,000 bottles
Morey 1er Cru 80,000 bottles 4,000 bottles
Morey Grand Crus 190,000 bottles 0 bottles

Grand Cru Vineyards
Clos St Denis
Clos de la Roche
Clos des Lambrays
Clos des Tart
Bonnes Mares

Maps and way more on Burgundy can easily be accessed at the Burgundy-Report.com

Vosne Romanee Maps

Organic farming and the 06 Vintage in Burgundy, if Aubert does it....

Picture also from Jaime Goode www.wineanorak.com

This from Jamie Goode's Blog. From a Recent 2006 DRC tasting. Goode asked Aubert about his thoughts on the 2006 vintage, which lead into his thoughts on organic farming and its importance.

"'The wines show that one cannot speak of great vintages or small vintages any more', says Aubert. 'Take the last 10 years: each has had its own character. 2006 was more difficult, certainly, than 2005, but, finally, with a small yield and a lot of care at sorting you have a maturity - both phenolic and sugar - that is at the same level as 2005. The difference is in the style of the wines'.

Aubert says that being organic is very important, and has had an effect on the quality of the wines. The domaine has been organic for 25 years, and part biodynamic for a while. With the 2008 vintage it is fully biodynamic. Yet Aubert thinks the big quality gain is switching to organics from conventional farming, not the move from organics to biodynamics."- Aubert du Villaine of Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Cote de Beaune Map

Cote de Nuits Map (click on it to make it readable)