On the Road with the Grape Guy
Report from - Terroirs & Signatures of Bourgogne 2011 ... March 22, 2011
29 May 2011- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Burgundy can be a confusing piece of France: regions, appellations, sub-appellations, vineyard specificity. The basics are pretty easy to grasp: the white grape is Chardonnay and the red grape is Pinot Noir, after that the head starts to spin. We can talk about the 5 regions: Chablis & Grand Auxerrois; Cote de Nuits; Cote de Beaune; Cote Chalonnaise; Maconnais ... but the key here is to find a region or sub-appellation or something else you can hang your hat on and stick with it. I have to admit that before today I had no idea where I really stood in the world of Burgundy wines - but looking back at various Vintages releases I started to notice my poking fun at the name of a certain sub-appellation. As it turned out I was crazy 'bout a Mercurey (or many of them). Not sure crazy is the word, but I sure did like them. I decided to take this opportunity to see if it was a fluke of the releases or that I truly had found my Burgundy region of choice.
Crazy or Not ...
I focused my attention on the red Mercurey (Pinot Noirs). I found 8 within the room, and discovered, after tasting, I was a fan of 7 of them. What a revelation - I can now say I like Pinot Noir from the sub-region of Mercurey (part of the Cote Chalonnaise) - here were my top 5 wines:
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