Understanding a vintage year
What is a vintage year? It is simply the date (the year) of birth of the wine. This term really has a huge impact in Burgundy, more than in any other place on Earth. Defined by Monks during the Middle-Ages, the “climats” now stand for work and respect of the vineyard.
But a vintage year is also a moment of life. Like the witness of a particular event, it will probably bring back to your memory a smell, a color, a place or somebody with whom you shared it.
You will find in the following pages an explanation about vintage years since 1980. The understanding of a vintage year is possible by assimilating the contexts and how things happened.
Have a nice reading.
Vintage 1980 Vintage 1990 Vintage 2000 Vintage 2010 Vintage 2020Our old vintage wines (more than 10 years) could be tasted in the winery cellar during specials tours. An appointment is required: click here.