Vins de Bourgogne - terroir

We did a workshop on the wines of Burgundy, and more particularly the terroir that makes the wines in small parcels so different from one another.

We tasted a Chardonnay from the Macon region in the south of Burgundy and one from the Chablis region. The earth is more rocky in Chablis and more clay in Macon. You could definitely taste the minerality in the Chablis and more fruit and floral in the Macon.

We tasted two reds from vineyards/ parcels right next to each other, one at the top of the hill near a forest and just across a little road and a bit down the hill another Pinot noir. Again, differences. Oh it is an art!Читать далее