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This vintage could be summed up in three words: “heat, drought, and heatwave”. And if the harvest did not dry out on the plants, it was thanks to the excess water that fell in the previous autumn and winter. To recap… The vines were drawn from their sleep in cool, rainy weather around the second half of April. Sunshine came with it and stayed for a while, encouraging the plants to make up the delay in growth. At that time the soil was waterlogged, making our work in the parcels complicated, and sometimes even impossible. This welcome warmth allowed us to work closely on the vines as they developed. The race was on !! The calm spell did not last, however, and from May to mid-June, the rain that fell every day was disastrous for flowering. These conditions prevented the fruit from setting and threatened mildew, which this year was said to be particularly virulent. Our fear was palpable. However, the sun reappeared to stop the proliferation of this troublesome disease and stimulate the vine growth. Sunshine was optimal with some extremely hot spells. A few storms struck, in particular the hail that ravaged the Nuits-Saint-Georges sector on 3 and 15 July. The vines continued to grow under the burning sun and the berries started to colour towards late July. August was much the same. Fortunately there was plenty of underground water to quench the thirst of the plants. The vines were in fine health come harvest, on 27 August.