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Question: What is your opinion on the best red Burgundy vintage between 2016 and 2023?
Answer: Interesting question as all of Burgundy is on a “hot streak”. Lots of vintage guides out there to help you choose your favourite year. In that eight vintage time range the dependable IWFS Chart only gives a top 7 rating to 2020 (both Cote de Beaune red & Cote de Nuits red) plus 2019 Cote de Nuits red – with the 2019 Cote de Beaune red at 6. Your scribe is bullish on the 2019 vintage for red Burgundy. Admire the ripe fruit that comes with better acidity and impressive structure. Some helpful localized August light rainfall in 2019 helped revive the vines for a September harvest of balanced fresh fruit – especially in Morey St. Denis. Also impressed how during August some quality producers eliminated the “burnt grapes” from heat spikes using a late green harvest technique before the Vendange started the next month.
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