News from the vineyard
By Justine Puaud
November 18, 2021
Burgundy in the Fall with Pressoir.wine Travel
Many Burgundians will say that autumn is the best season to discover Burgundy. This is the perfect time to get lost in the flame-coloured vineyards and savor gourmet recipes paired with the greatest wines) Bruce decided to go back to Burgundy for the third time to spend some quality time with his family.
What is unique about Burgundy is the immense diversity you will find in such a small territory. During five full days, Bruce and his family drove around Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, walked through the vineyards, entered the winemaker's cellar, tasted the new vintage in barrel and learned so much.
Highlights of his trip:
Spectacular visit at Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüe in Chambolle-Musigny with Jean-Luc Pépin.
With more than 500 years of history and the lion’s share of one of Burgundy’s most hallowed Grand Crus, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is a cornerstone of Burgundian legend. Bruce met Jean-Luc Pepin and his wife Brigitte at the Gala Dinner of La Paulée 2020 and shared some glasses of wine. This time, Jean-Luc opened his doors to Bruce and his family. They spent all morning together and tasted 2020 in a barrel. The special treat was the Musigny. Profoundly flavored and impressively structured, yet still lacy and light on the tongue; a wine that will age for 30 years or more with grace.Spend a day in Chablis and drink Chablis Valmur 2015 of Domaine Raveneau for less than 100 euros at Maufoux in Chablis.
Bruce spent a day in the small village of Chablis. He went to see Christian Moreau and his son Fabien and finished the day with a nice visit at Domaine Louis Michel & Fils. Both wineries believe in meticulous care in the vineyards, reducing the use of harmful products and highlighting the unique terroir of Chablis. Christian Moreau is a character. He is progressively handing his torch to his son who has taken these wines to ever higher levels of precision in recent years.Fantastic food and wine pairing lunch at Maison T owned by the Trapet family.
According to Bruce, this was one of the best meals he had.
Jean-Louis Trapet opened his maison d’hôte, located in an 18th century bourgeois house, in 2012. Jambon persillé and Boeuf Bourguignon are on the menu accompanied with some of their Rieslings, followed by Gevrey-Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin Latricières-Chambertin and Chambertin Grand Cru. Latricières-Chambertin 1999 was the favorite of everyone.Discover the aligotés of well-established winemakers.
Bruce was surprised in a good way how winemakers loved to showcase their Bourgogne aligotés. Vibrant, accessible, expressive of its terroir, resilient in the face of climate change, this grape variety shines toward a bright future. In 2022 La Paulée will showcase Bourgogne aligoté from many winemakers. Stay tuned for more details!
Our team has many years of experience in travel but more importantly perhaps, great relationships in many different wine regions of France which allows us to offer bespoke travel to the wine wanderlust looking to explore the great wines of France with visits to the regions discovering the vineyards and tasting in the cellars. If like Bruce, you want us to put a fantastic trip together in Burgundy or beyond, contact Justine justine@pressoir.wine.