Harvesting generally began on 7 September (the Combottes, always early to ripen here, came in on 5 September). Yields were “generous” — comparable to those of 2009. There was some green harvesting over the summer.
With very little malic acidity — characteristic for the vintage — malos went very quickly. The village Gevrey, the premier cru Gevreys, and the grands crus have about 60% whole cluster fruit. There was very little chaptalization in this vintage. (Continue reading here.)