A Classic Burgundy Vintage: Freshness and Aging Potential
A Year of Contrasts Producing Precise and Balanced Wines
The 2010 vintage is widely praised for its quality, despite sometimes challenging weather conditions. The year was marked by capricious weather, with periods of intense heat followed by coolness. However, these variations allowed for slow and steady grape ripening, preserving good acidity and aromatic freshness in the wines.
In both Beaujolais and Burgundy, the harvest began around September 20 for still red and white wines. The first harvests for Crémants de Bourgogne, requiring more acidity, started on September 15.
Yields were affected by various factors such as pruning management, coulure, millerandage in the spring, and rigorous sorting in the vineyard and cellar. As a result, the harvest volume decreased by 12.4% compared to 2009.
White Wines
Burgundy's 2010 white wines stand out for their expressiveness and aromatic complexity, offering notes of dried fruits and delicate honeyed tones, with a beautiful structure and great finesse.
Red Wines
The red wines are marked by good concentration, fruit purity, fine tannins, and well-integrated acidity, giving them interesting aging potential.
A Delicate but Aromatically Pure Vintage
The 2010 vintage in Chablis was marked by delicate weather conditions in the spring, with a high risk of late frost threatening the buds. The unstable spring favored the appearance of coulure and millerandage, impacting the harvest volume, which was lower than in previous years.
However, the summer was hot and dry, allowing for good grape ripening. The harvest began around September 10, earlier than usual, with remarkable grape quality.
White Wines
The 2010 Chablis wines stand out for their pleasant freshness, superb minerality, and liveliness. Balanced, with remarkable tension, these wines quickly became a favorite among discerning wine lovers.
Majestic Wines Despite Capricious Weather
In Côte de Nuits, the winter was particularly harsh, with temperatures reaching -20°C in some plots. Spring arrived in March with above-average temperatures and abundant rainfall. Budburst occurred around mid-April, but growth slowed in May.
The summer remained cool and rainy, causing coulure and millerandage that reduced yields. However, these phenomena allowed for very ripe grapes, ensuring quality.
Red Wines
The 2010 Côte de Nuits red wines are majestic, with intense depth, a strong tannic structure, and a fresh finish that gives them excellent aging potential.
White Wines
The whites are rich, concentrated, with good balance and great aromatic purity, evoking white flowers.
Powerful and Balanced Wines Despite Low Yields
The 2010 vintage in Côte de Beaune was marked by contrasting weather conditions throughout the year. After a harsh winter, spring allowed for early budburst. However, May was cooler, slowing vine growth. The summer saw cool and rainy conditions, significantly reducing the harvest potential.
Red Wines
The red wines of Côte de Beaune offer an explosion of ripe and candied fruits, with pleasant notes of undergrowth and sweet spices. They have both structure and elegance, with firm yet fine tannins. Their aging potential is significant.
White Wines
The white wines are particularly successful, with great aromatic purity combining honeyed notes and wild scents. They are ample, concentrated, while maintaining pleasant freshness. Their concentration and balance place them among the best white vintages of the decade.
A Brilliant Vintage for White Wines
Spring saw episodes of coulure and millerandage due to unfavorable weather conditions, slightly delaying the vegetative cycle. The harvest took place in late September, with meticulous grape sorting.
Red Wines
The 2010 Côte Chalonnaise red wines show good natural concentration, high acidity, and fine, abundant tannins. These are aging wines that will need time to fully express their potential.
White Wines
The whites from Côte Chalonnaise shine with their concentration, ideal acid-sugar balance, and bright, precise fruit. They are among the most successful in Burgundy in 2010.
A Promising Vintage Despite Delicate Conditions
The 2010 vintage in Mâconnais was marked by a challenging spring with coulure and millerandage, leading to low yields. The summer, punctuated by stormy episodes, helped partially compensate for the accumulated water deficit.
Red and White Wines
The 2010 red and white wines from Mâconnais are promising, with good structure, roundness, and suppleness. They show beautiful color and are highly aromatic, benefiting from ideal ripening conditions in the vineyard.
A Great Classic Vintage: Balance and Harmony
The year 2010 experienced particularly favorable weather conditions for producing quality wines in Beaujolais. After a hot July, the first half of August was cool. The last weeks of August and early September were ideal, ensuring excellent vineyard health.
The harvest began on September 13 and ended around October 6, under radiant sunshine. This favorable weather allowed for steady grape maturity.
Red Wines
The 2010 vintage produced highly aromatic, colorful wines with a beautiful structure that is both rounded and supple. The tannins are lively and long, perfectly integrated, with good acidity reminiscent of the 2005 vintage. The 2010 vintage is considered a great classic for Beaujolais crus.
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A Classic Burgundy Vintage: Freshness and Aging Potential
A Year of Contrasts Producing Precise and Balanced Wines
The 2010 vintage is widely praised for its quality, despite sometimes challenging weather conditions. The year was marked by capricious weather, with periods of intense heat followed by coolness. However, these variations allowed for slow and steady grape ripening, preserving good acidity and aromatic freshness in the wines.
In both Beaujolais and Burgundy, the harvest began around September 20 for still red and white wines. The first harvests for Crémants de Bourgogne, requiring more acidity, started on September 15.
Yields were affected by various factors such as pruning management, coulure, millerandage in the spring, and rigorous sorting in the vineyard and cellar. As a result, the harvest volume decreased by 12.4% compared to 2009.
White Wines
Burgundy's 2010 white wines stand out for their expressiveness and aromatic complexity, offering notes of dried fruits and delicate honeyed tones, with a beautiful structure and great finesse.
Red Wines
The red wines are marked by good concentration, fruit purity, fine tannins, and well-integrated acidity, giving them interesting aging potential.
A Delicate but Aromatically Pure Vintage
The 2010 vintage in Chablis was marked by delicate weather conditions in the spring, with a high risk of late frost threatening the buds. The unstable spring favored the appearance of coulure and millerandage, impacting the harvest volume, which was lower than in previous years.
However, the summer was hot and dry, allowing for good grape ripening. The harvest began around September 10, earlier than usual, with remarkable grape quality.
White Wines
The 2010 Chablis wines stand out for their pleasant freshness, superb minerality, and liveliness. Balanced, with remarkable tension, these wines quickly became a favorite among discerning wine lovers.
Majestic Wines Despite Capricious Weather
In Côte de Nuits, the winter was particularly harsh, with temperatures reaching -20°C in some plots. Spring arrived in March with above-average temperatures and abundant rainfall. Budburst occurred around mid-April, but growth slowed in May.
The summer remained cool and rainy, causing coulure and millerandage that reduced yields. However, these phenomena allowed for very ripe grapes, ensuring quality.
Red Wines
The 2010 Côte de Nuits red wines are majestic, with intense depth, a strong tannic structure, and a fresh finish that gives them excellent aging potential.
White Wines
The whites are rich, concentrated, with good balance and great aromatic purity, evoking white flowers.
Powerful and Balanced Wines Despite Low Yields
The 2010 vintage in Côte de Beaune was marked by contrasting weather conditions throughout the year. After a harsh winter, spring allowed for early budburst. However, May was cooler, slowing vine growth. The summer saw cool and rainy conditions, significantly reducing the harvest potential.
Red Wines
The red wines of Côte de Beaune offer an explosion of ripe and candied fruits, with pleasant notes of undergrowth and sweet spices. They have both structure and elegance, with firm yet fine tannins. Their aging potential is significant.
White Wines
The white wines are particularly successful, with great aromatic purity combining honeyed notes and wild scents. They are ample, concentrated, while maintaining pleasant freshness. Their concentration and balance place them among the best white vintages of the decade.
A Brilliant Vintage for White Wines
Spring saw episodes of coulure and millerandage due to unfavorable weather conditions, slightly delaying the vegetative cycle. The harvest took place in late September, with meticulous grape sorting.
Red Wines
The 2010 Côte Chalonnaise red wines show good natural concentration, high acidity, and fine, abundant tannins. These are aging wines that will need time to fully express their potential.
White Wines
The whites from Côte Chalonnaise shine with their concentration, ideal acid-sugar balance, and bright, precise fruit. They are among the most successful in Burgundy in 2010.
A Promising Vintage Despite Delicate Conditions
The 2010 vintage in Mâconnais was marked by a challenging spring with coulure and millerandage, leading to low yields. The summer, punctuated by stormy episodes, helped partially compensate for the accumulated water deficit.
Red and White Wines
The 2010 red and white wines from Mâconnais are promising, with good structure, roundness, and suppleness. They show beautiful color and are highly aromatic, benefiting from ideal ripening conditions in the vineyard.
A Great Classic Vintage: Balance and Harmony
The year 2010 experienced particularly favorable weather conditions for producing quality wines in Beaujolais. After a hot July, the first half of August was cool. The last weeks of August and early September were ideal, ensuring excellent vineyard health.
The harvest began on September 13 and ended around October 6, under radiant sunshine. This favorable weather allowed for steady grape maturity.
Red Wines
The 2010 vintage produced highly aromatic, colorful wines with a beautiful structure that is both rounded and supple. The tannins are lively and long, perfectly integrated, with good acidity reminiscent of the 2005 vintage. The 2010 vintage is considered a great classic for Beaujolais crus.