(Please read my overview of the 2018 vintage in Burgundy here.)
Pierrick Bouley said the harvested the Champans on 26 August and the Clos des Chênes the following day, but really began the harvest on 30 August. Overall yield for the estate was 42 hl/ha — reasonable for the vintage and less than the estate harvested in 2017.
All grapes were destemmed. Vatting lasted 18-25 days. Malo-lactic fermentations were rapid, with some even before the alcoholic fermentations had finished (I detected no problems with brett or volatile acidity, which can sometimes occur in such circimstances). Vinification was without SO2 until racking, which took place in September 2019.
Another excellent vintage from this Volnay estate that still remains a bit under the radar. (Continue reading here.)