BURGUNDY EN PRIMEUR 2024 BROCHURE
Welcome to the Goedhuis Waddesdon Burgundy 2024 En Primeur Brochure. Packed with tasting notes from Buying Director David Roberts MW and Burgundy Buyer Elle Macleod, producer information and an in-depth vintage report. Our Chablis domaines, Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet and Domaine Bruno Colin are already available to buy online. All other domaines will be made available mid-morning Thursday 9th January.
2024 in a nutshell
- The smallest red wine crop for three generations. This is Pinot Noir at its most refined; forget the dark black fruits of an année solaire, these wines are all about red fruit flavours, delicacy and purity. The best have a svelte, powdery tannic profile and, thanks to a warm heat spike just prior to harvest, are fully ripe and mature.
- Similarly impacted yields for the whites, particularly in Chablis, with losses of up to 90%. However, 2024 has the makings of being one of the very great white vintages of recent times. They have the brilliance and energy of 2014, and arguably even more charm. And, whilst not necessarily as powerful as 2017, the best 2024s have hints of its breadth and beautifully refined florality.
- These yield reductions have had a serious impact on our allocations this year. We will try and share these around as fairly as we can. It will mean that a greater number of wines will be on allocation, and many of the most sought after cuvées will be packed in three or single bottle cases. In addition, some estates with so little fruit have made combined blends of their Premiers Crus to achieve a sensible volume of a single cuvée. The wines are clearly marked as such, both a rarity and a triumph!
