“…meaning that you had to be super-rigorous and absolutely on top of your game to make high-quality wine. And as usual, I will have an equally rigorous deconstruction of the growing season, harvest and vinification strategies below!”…
Allen wrote “…the roller coaster ride that was the 2021 growing season” and takes you through the ride all the way to the results. “As the Burgundians like to say in certain vintages, 2021 was a millésime du vigneron,…
Included: detailed vintage report on the growing season/harvest/what to buy/update on the '20 vintage & Don’t Miss Wines (best wines rated on quality/regardless of price); Sweet Spot (great value @ an intermediate level, ~$100-$250) & Top Value (wines under $100) recommendations
Issue 89 is available covering the '21 Côte de Nuits reds w/123 producers visited by Allen, w/1,523 wines reviewed, & a special report on a Romanée-Conti vertical hosted at DRC, with current reviews for vintages from 1997-2021 ( 1937). Visit burghound.com/ to subscribe.
Check out a recent interview with Allen by the Vint Podcast - ow.ly/A3kW50MwreL an in-depth discussion on how Burgundy has evolved, pricing, climate change, drinking windows, details on the most recent vintages and more.