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Burgundy picking and flowering dates 1975–2020

Monday 7 December 2020 • 1 min read
2020 grape harvest in Gevrey Chambertin

9 December 2020 Below the table is how the evolution looks in a graph, kindly assembled by Alistair Murray.

7 December 2020 The evolution of this record tells its own tale of climate change. Above, grapes are harvested in 2020 in Gevrey's Premier Cru Champonnet, as captured by Jon Wyand.

On the same day as we publish my tasting notes on Drouhin's 2019s, I thought it would be interesting to reproduce this list of dates recorded by a prominent Côte de Nuits wine producer.

Vintage

Start of flowering

Start of harvest

1975

10 June

23 September

1976

31 May

9 September

1977

17 June

1 October

1978

12 June

7 October

1979

13 June

29 September

1980

15 June

8 October

1981

6 June

26 September

1982

3 June

18 September

1983

18 June

24 September

1984

20 June

6 October

1985

8 June

28 September

1986

19 June

27 September

1987

15 June

3 October

1988

9 June

24 September

1989

27 May

16 September

1990

25 May

19 September

1991

6 June

28 September

1992

27 May

18 September

1993

1 June

20 September

1994

3 June

19 September

1995

10 June

27 September

1996

7 June

21 September

1997

26 May

15 September

1998

30 May

19 September

1999

30 May

18 September

2000

26 May

14 September

2001

1 June

20 September

2002

30 May

16 September

2003

21 May

23 August

2004

1 June

22 September

2005

30 May

15 September

2006

9 June

18 September

2007

10 May

31 August

2008

2 June

23 September

2009

21 May

10 September

2010

4 June

21 September

2011

10 May

29 August

2012

30 May

22 September

2013

15 June

28 September

2014

25 May

15 September

2015

27 May

5 September

2016

10 June

21 September

2017

21 May

2 September

2018

23 May

29 August

2019

1 June

9 September

2020

9 May

20 August

Burgundy evolution of picking and flowering dates 1975-2020
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