In agronomy, the years go by but they are not alike. In Burgundy, 2020 harvests were as special as the rest of the year.
These Harvests will be remembered by their precocity, even more than 2003 ones, given that 2020 is the third earliest year in history. Temperatures soared from mid-May to stabilize throughout the spring, which permitted the rapid flowering of certain grape varieties.
Combined with a mixed summer but hot and rather dry overall, the grapes are endowed with a maturity allowing to express all the mosaic of the Burgundian terroirs.

Combined with a mixed summer but hot and rather dry overall, the grapes are endowed with a maturity allowing to express all the mosaic of the Burgundian terroirs.

Crements opened harvests from august 13th, which is exceptional in the region, to produce more than 129 000 hectoliters. Then still wines with 45 million hectoliters total production, in other word an increase of 7% compared to 2019, but in the five-year average.

Are these harvests so early than it seems ?
Not really, if we refer to the study of the harvest over several centuries, a trend seems to emerge. "What has been an extreme harvest for 600 years has become the norm every other year. The extreme has become the norm" According to Thomas Labbé, historian at the House of Human Sciences in Dijon.
These Purposes are based on the analysis of the Burgundian harvest over several centuries, precisely since 1393. Indeed, between 1393 and 2002, we count 26 early harvests, which represents a total of 5%, in 6 centuries of observation. between 2008 and 2018, we count 8 of them, in just 10 years.

Global warming is therefore shaking up the practices of wine farming. Which is not to disadvantage burgundy wines, quite the contrary! regarding this vintage, it already looks very promising, with first juices expressing all the maturity and freshness of the fruits.