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 Vintage2011 Label 1 of 26 
TypeWhite
ProducerPatrick Piuze (web)
VarietyChardonnay
Designationn/a
VineyardBougros
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionChablis
AppellationChablis Grand Cru

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2026 (based on 33 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by sirpat00 on 7/4/2019 & rated 94 points: Slightly oaky and citric would the key words on the nose. Round with a creamy texture on the palate. Citric fruit but also tropical with a bit of passion fruit. Very fresh, and round with a lemon juice and a bit of oak on the palate. (884 views)
 Tasted by pipetree on 3/1/2016: At a tasting: herbaceous and crispy. Golden with an orange tint. Mellow attack, medium acidity, off dry, more body, sweet nutty aftertaste, wooden touch (On the nose as well). Good balance, a hint of h2s, need some aeration, nice length, good intensity, okay complexity. Baked creamy sunflower seed in the lasting finish, made it 88 from Otherwise maybe 87. (880 views)
 Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/21/2013: Well this doesn't suck. Well integrated but needing some time. Lots of stuffing, plenty of power in there but still very elegant. We shall see how it opens up! (1449 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2012, Issue #42, The Extremely Elegant, Low Octane and Unquestionably Outstanding 2011 Vintage in Burgundy.
(Chablis “Bougros”- Domaine Patrick Piuze) Login and sign up and see review text.
By Allen Meadows
Burghound, October 2012, Issue #48
(Maison Patrick Piuze Chablis - Bougros Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Chablis 2011 and 2010 (Aug 2012)
(Patrick Piuze Chablis Grand Cru Bougros White) Subscribe to see review text.
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Patrick Piuze

Producer website

Importer: might be the best source of vintage specific info

Importer with addt'l info

Chardonnay

The Chardonnay Grape

Bougros

at weinlagen.info


Bougros is one of the seven climats of the Chablis Grand Cru white wine appellation, located at the northwestern edge of the Grand Cru hillside. The wines made from this vineyard are quite rounded and less austere than those from the other Chablis Grand Cru climats. Solid but elegant, they tend to be more accessible when young.

The vineyard covers about 37 acres (15ha) of slopes on the edge of the Serein river just east of Chablis town, with its vines planted in much-prized Kimmeridgian soil – an essential ingredient in the Chablis terroir. The Les Preuses Grand Cru vineyard lies above Bougros on the hill, and the Fourchaume Premier Cru vineyard is just to the north.

The climat's close proximity to the river means that its relatively deep soil contains a high proportion of clay. This calcareous soil is richer than in the other Grand Cru vineyards, retaining water more efficiently and lending a subtle earthiness to the Bougros wines (rather aptly, the name Bougros is thought to come from the French words for thick and mud).

Bougros is one of the steepest of the Grand Cru slopes, facing southwest toward the afternoon sun. This aspect means the vines have a good exposure to sunlight, increasing ripening opportunities and leading to phenolic richness in the grapes. However, this is tempered by the cool north Burgundy climate, and this ripeness never comes at the expense of acidity: Bougros wines remain balanced, with a characteristically intense minerality.

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Burgundy

Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)

Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.

Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker

# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson

# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates

# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson

# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson

# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio

Chablis

Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)

2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman

2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."

https://weinlagen-info.de/#bereich_id=58 Single vineyards on weinlagen-info James Suckling

 
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