Guillaume Camus said that over the summer (late July and early August), some leaves were taken off the vines. There was a green harvest for certain parcels, mainly the village Savigny-les-Beaune. He began harvesting on 7 September. There was a triage in the field, but very little needed to be eliminated. vines. Yields were generous, almost at the limit.
Some of the cuvées had low malic acidities, but others were higher. There was no bleeding of the vats (saignée). For the reds, he kept 30% of the stems. There was a little chaptalization for the parcels most affected by the drought. The Savigny village wines are 12.7-13º alcohol, the Chorey 13º, and the premiers crus also are around 13º. The Pimentiers, Grands Liards, and the Savigny and Beaune premiers crus were raised in part in 500-liter barrels.
As usual, there is outstanding quality here and great value. (Continue reading here.)