Louis-Michel Liger-Belair said that there were two keys to the harvest — yields and bottling while the wines are still fresh. This was the first full harvest at the estate since 2009. In 2016, yields had been 24 hl/h; in 2017 they were 34 hl/ha; in 2018, they were less than 2017.
Harvesting began on 9 September. Whole clusters were used for some wines, not for others. Malolactic fermentations were variable, one being completed before winter, others were after winter.
As usual, this biodynamic estate has very good wines across the board, but beginning with the Vosne-Brulées, the wines are especially outstanding. (Continue reading here.)