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THE HARVEST
Back to the classic order
following the Côtes
Traditionally the order in which the vines were With the summer heatwave firmly behind us, the first
harvested followed a line going north from the Côte snip of the secateurs was in the cool of the morning at
de Beaune to the Côte de Nuits. Often overturned in 12° in our magnificent white grands crus of Bâtard-
recent years, we have gone back to this logic this year, Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and the
beginning with the great whites of the golden triangle premier cru Monopole of Chassagne Premier Cru
which were the first to reach perfect maturities with Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle one after the other…
degrees of 13.5 and a pH of 3.1. with flawless, golden bunches, where we only needed
♦ to pick out the leaves because there was nothing to
Harvesting began very early on 19 August and discard! But then came the first disappointment at
finished on 9 September. Twenty-two intense days pressing time, when we saw that these gems of nature
of picking but, unlike last year where everything was gave such little juice. The berries had been seriously
complicated and the grapes needed sorting, this time impacted by the lack of rain and the heatwave, with
everything just flowed thanks to outstanding fruit that temperatures of up to 40°C.
was easy to work with. It was sufficient just to allow ♦
it to express its true nature. Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot, our most iconic vineyard,
♦ a Cistercian monopole of almost 3 ha opposite Clos
Our cosmopolitan team of valiant pickers was, as Vougeot, was harvested on 27 August in a single pass,
always, supervised by our permanent team as they not the usual four, due to its low volume. And the
progressed through some 70 parcels. Transporting central part of the superb parcel known as La Plante,
the grapes to the cellar was carried out by, amongst where the vines are younger, produced nothing at all!
others, our loyal team member Willy, as he has done What a disappointment!
now for thirty years!
