Burgundy: Trip Notes, Vintage Tips, and New In Stock

I have just returned from a nine-day trip to Burgundy where I was able to taste the 2023 vintage from bottle as well as many 2024 wines from barrel. I also spent a lot of time discussing economic global trends with our winery partners. Going over to taste is an annual trip, and I always appreciate re-tasting a vintage in bottle that I had previously tasted from barrel as well as tasting the next vintage we’ll be selling. 2023s are excellent: loaded with fruit and very fresh and energetic, though a tad less rich and complex than their 2022 counterparts. The whites excelled once again while the reds are delicious with wonderful aromas and pure red fruits cores across the board.

France, Wine NewsletterAlex ProssApril 23, 2025K&L Wine Merchantsklwines, burgundy, alex pross, bourgogne, burgundy 2024 vintage, wine vintage, charles audoin, puligny montrachet, meursault, pernot-belicard

An Amazing Marsannay Trio from Audoin

With some of the most northern vineyards in all of Burgundy, the appellation of Marsannay has been benefiting from the warmer vintages of late. Previously known for making tight, less-forgiving wines, the wines of Marsannay are now beautiful expressions of red fruit, spice, and mineral notes. There are many top prodcuers making wines in Marsannay, including Bruno Clair, Denis Mortet, Louis Jadot, Domaine Faiveley, Domaine Bart—and one of our longtime direct import producers, Charles Audoin. The wines of Charles Audoin deserve particular note because we have just received a terrific trio of 2022s.

France, Wine NewsletterAlex ProssApril 23, 2025K&L Wine Merchantsklwines, alex pross, cyril audoin, charles audoin, domaine audoin, burgundy, wine recommendations

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