Except for the Clos des Chênes, yields for the reds here were very high — 50 hl which is the highest the estate has ever made under Dominique Lafon. In whites, the Genevrières, Charmes, and Perrières were short crops in 2017 because they had produced well in 2016 (in contrast, those vineyards affected by frost generally produce higher crops in the succeeding year), but the other vineyards were generous.
Almost all the reds were destemmed, although there is a small amount of whole clusters in the Monthélie.
Malolactic fermentations were very early.
We start, as always, with the reds: (Continue reading here.)