2022 Hautes Côtes de Beaune Blanc
The 2022s come from a year of abundance, with a seriously big harvest – a contrast to 2021 in many ways. However, elevage has shown that the focus and freshness of the ’22s are lovely. The whites have found their acidity and complexity after starting out with very generous fruit. The reds are getting more and more focused, and the vintage was almost ideal for the Maranges area, as these wines can carry all the generous, fresh fruit they can get. The Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc L...Read More...
The 2022s come from a year of abundance, with a seriously big harvest – a contrast to 2021 in many ways. However, elevage has shown that the focus and freshness of the ’22s are lovely. The whites have found their acidity and complexity after starting out with very generous fruit. The reds are getting more and more focused, and the vintage was almost ideal for the Maranges area, as these wines can carry all the generous, fresh fruit they can get. The Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc Les Côtes 2022 is from relatively young vines on the clay/limestone part of the vineyard. This has lovely, innocent, exotic fruit that is sweetly expressive. From six-year-old vines and with 12.5% alcohol, it’s a vin de soif, nothing more and certainly nothing less. (Drink from 2023) - Steen Öhman, Wine Writer.
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The 2022s come from a year of abundance, with a seriously big harvest – a contrast to 2021 in many ways. However, elevage has shown that the focus and freshness of the ’22s are lovely. The whites have found their acidity and complexity after starting out with very generous fruit. The reds are getting more and more focused, and the vintage was almost ideal for the Maranges area, as these wines can carry all the generous, fresh fruit they can get. The Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc Les Côtes 2022 is from relatively young vines on the clay/limestone part of the vineyard. This has lovely, innocent, exotic fruit that is sweetly expressive. From six-year-old vines and with 12.5% alcohol, it’s a vin de soif, nothing more and certainly nothing less. (Drink from 2023) - Steen Öhman, Wine Writer.