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Burgundy 2019 EN PRIMEUR CÔTE DE BEAUNE Burgundy 2019 EN PRIMEUR CÔTE DE BEAUNE HOW TO BUY BURGUNDY EN PRIMEUR OUR FINE WINE SERVICE There are few greater pleasures in life than being able to dip into a well-stocked and looked after wine collection. Contrary to popular belief, building a cellar of fine wines doesn’t have to cost the earth; it is a luxury open to all of us. With a little care and attention, a wine cellar can be created to suit all budgets and tastes. Armit Wines offers a dedicated and personal service whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or stepping into wine for the first time, for no extra cost. • We advise and secure fine En Primeur wines for your cellar • Offer In Bond storage • We offer a broking service to sell your wines to other collectors • We will evaluate your cellar, identify gaps and provide current market values • We recommend excellent value, everyday drinking wines from around the world • You will receive invitations to our bespoke events that include intimate winemaker dinners, regular office tastings and our larger tastings too • We are always available to discuss your wine requirements, answer your questions and help you develop the cellar you have always wanted STARTING A COLLECTION OF BURGUNDY EN PRIMEUR If you are thinking about purchasing Burgundy En Primeur for the first time, the sheer number of different wines and the segmented nature of vineyard holdings in the region can seem daunting. Our knowledgeable team is extremely passionate about the wines of Burgundy and will take great pleasure guiding you through the process and explaining the differences in style from communes to producers and classifications – be they village, premier cru or grand cru quality. 2 CÔTE DE BEAUNE CONTENTS VINTAGE REPORT ............................................ 4 CHABLIS CÔTE DE BEAUNE CÔTE DE NUITS DOMAINE AGNÈS AND DIDIER DAUVISSAT .. 6 DOMAINE SIMON BIZE ................................... 9 ALAIN BURGUET & FILS (NEW) ..................... 51 DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE ............................. 7 DOMAINE BLAIN-GAGNARD ........................ 11 DOMAINE BART ............................................ 54 DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BOILLOT ................. 13 GHISLAINE BARTHOD ................................... 56 BOUCHARD PÈRE ET FILS ............................. 15 DOMAINE LOUIS BOILLOT ........................... 58 DOMAINE PHILIPPE COLIN ........................... 19 DOMAINE GEORGES ROUMIER ................... 59 DOMAINE THOMAS COLLARDOT (NEW) .... 20 DOMAINE JEAN GRIVOT .............................. 62 DOMAINE FAIVELEY ...................................... 22 DOMAINE AF GROS ...................................... 64 DOMAINE FONTAINE GAGNARD ................ 25 DOMAINE JEAN-MARC MILLOT ................... 66 DOMAINE LAFARGE ...................................... 27 DOMAINE TAUPENOT-MERME ..................... 68 DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY ............................. 30 DOMAINE TRAPET-ROCHELANDET ............. 70 DOMAINE BENJAMIN LEROUX .................... 31 DOMAINE AURÉLIEN VERDET ...................... 71 DOMAINE LEFLAIVE ...................................... 33 DOMAINES LEFLAIVE .................................... 36 DOMAINE DE MONTILLE .............................. 37 DOMAINE MARC MOREY ............................. 42 DOMAINE REBOURGEON-MURE ................. 43 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLÈNE ...................... 44 DOMAINE ÉTIENNE SAUZET ........................ 47 DOMAINE MICHEL MALLARD (NEW) ........... 49 CÔTE DE BEAUNE VINTAGE REPORT #Lavignecontinue… The reds are truly unique, with huge ageing The winter was mild and dry. The lack of rainfall potential. It is rare to be moved by a vintage so meant that the hydric reserves in the soils were Against the odds, a solitary one-man early in its life. The singularity and precision of not replenished, and the bud burst came early Armit team has been visiting our beloved the wines is genuinely striking. The aromas are due to the temperature: two weeks earlier than Vignerons to bring you the ultimate insight focused but meticulous, the freshness is tense it did in 2018 in the Côte de Beaune and 8 days and briny, the tannins are firm and delicate. earlier in Chablis. The frost, which occurred from Burgundy. Our Master Sommelier Superb quality is there from the regional between 5th and 15th April, wreaked havoc in Nicolas Clerc was in the fortuitous position appellation to the Grands Crus, with the former the Chassagne and Puligny area. For Domaine of holidaying in France, and by a stroke presenting a genuine steal in terms of drinkability Blain Gagnard, the Chassagne 1er Cru Morgeot of luck and timing was able to make that and value for money. Production is meagre, suffered an 80% loss in yield, whilst the Grands crucial diversion to the Route des Grands however, and accessibility will be limited. Crus suffered a 10% loss. Crus. We believe that no other merchant White wine appellations saw even lower yields, The first flowers appeared in the first week has been able to taste as many wines as and quality is heterogeneous. The 2019 vintage of June at Bouchard Père et Fils. However, Nicolas, who brings us the inside view saw the rise of the cooler sites and villages, so if the cool, damp weather disrupted flowering, you like your white Burgundy lithe and precise, resulting in coulure and millerandage. Frédéric into what is proving to be one of the you might want to orientate your buying towards Weber at Bouchard noted that the remarkable most singular vintages that Burgundy has the villages of St Romain, Ladoix, St Aubin, phenomenon of 2019 was the heterogeneity experienced in recent decades. Blagny and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Classic villages in terms of vegetative development. Within such as Meursault, Chassagne and Puligny have the same plot of land, bunches of closed buds in general delivered a more serious and solid could be observed alongside bunches in full style, comparable to 2012. bloom, which made the harvest date difficult to anticipate. In short, for 2019 you can buy the red wines across appellations and price points with June brought with it a summer of intense absolute confidence, such is the outstanding sunshine and heat, and the vines began to grow quality. For the whites, we encourage you to be very rapidly. Most of the growers did not remove a little more discerning. Armit Wines is proud any leaves, so as to maintain maximum canopy to have established, maintained and cherished cover as protection against the sun. According relationships in Burgundy over the last 3 decades, to Olivier Lamy at Domaine Hubert Lamy in St and never has the trust between domaine and Aubin, 2019 was characterised by exceptional merchant, merchant and client, been more sun exposure: nearly 15% more sunlight during important than now. Let us be your guide. the day between April and September. 4 4 CÔTE DE BEAUNE With the heat wave and lack of precipitation in caused growers to start the harvest on the 60% of their crop, prices will be raised. However, July, the vines stopped their development due to second week of September. we have noticed pricing stability with Bourgogne, hydric stress. Ripening was very uneven because Village and some 1er Cru appellations, but this For white wines, the harvest stretched from the flowering was staggered and in particular will depend on the producer. The exchange rate 6th September for Domaine de Montille and because of the drought. In Chablis, the old vines is also less attractive than last year, which does Domaine Benjamin Leroux to 16th September with well-established root systems handled the not help. for Christophe Roumier with his Corton weather better than the young ones, which Charlemagne. Like last year, the picking window The top appellations from the high-profile estates suffered from the climatic conditions, according for most producers was very short; to avoid will be difficult to secure as usual, but for buyers to Florent Dauvissat. over-ripeness producers needed to be fast and looking at drinkability and pleasure, they will be Both Etienne de Montille of Domaine de Montille efficient. From mid-September, the temperature thrilled by the likes of Domaine Leflaive in the and Frederic Lafarge of Domaine Michel Lafarge started to drop at night and rainfall rewarded Côte Chalonaise, the outstanding Marsannays noticed in particular the positive effects of organic some of the growers who held their nerves and of Pierre Bart, the delicious Bourgognes from and Biodynamic viticulture. In 2018, 2019 and harvested slightly later. Domaine de Montille, and the Hautes-Côtes de 2020, their vineyards responded remarkably Nuits from Aurelien Verdet. For the Pinot Noir, producers gathered their well to the lack of water – an investment in their crops from 7th September at Domaine Simon We are constantly hunting for new, artisanal vineyards and years in the making. As Etienne Bize to the 18th September at Domaine Jean talent in the region. Having added last year explains, “We started this principle in early 2000s, Grivot. The fruit was ripe and healthy. The skins Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet in Gevrey to get the vineyard healthy and resistant for the were thick, firm, and rich in anthocyanins. There Chambertin, Domaine Rebourgeon-Mure in future, I am proud to see this has paid off”. is a near mystical character to the reds: the sugar Pommard, Domaine Comtesse de Cherisey in As we have become accustomed in recent years, was concentrated, but also the acidity, resulting Blagny and Florent Dauvissat in Chablis, we are the date of picking is now a key success factor for in a beautifully
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