Gregory Gouges called the vintage “friand” (lovable) and fresh, and so he will bottle earlier than usual in order to preserve those qualities. Some wines had already been racked into stainless steel holding tanks when I visited. Bottling was scheduled to begin in December with the village Nuits.
Yields in 2017 were close to 40 hl/ha (high for this estate), with Vaucrains and Les Saint-Georges coming it at about 35 hl/ha. There was some green harvest to contain the yields. Malo-lactic fermentations were very fast for both colors, finished by Christmas. (Continue reading here.)