Christophe Roumier said that he began the harvest on 8 September. Yields were normal; he did a green harvest in Les Cras and Bonnes-Mars, but not in the village Chambolle, Amoureuses, or Musigny.
There were no whole clusters in the Bourgogne, the “normal" amount in the others, about half, except for the Musigny, which is 80% whole clusters.
Christophe said that there was a little less malic acidity than usual and that pHs were a little higher than usual. Malolactic fermentations began in May and finished in June and July.
He characterized the vintage as like 2014, but with a bit less fruit and more minerality and seriousness. He said that it was an easy year to do.
These wines were racked just two weeks prior to my tasting them. (Continue reading here.)