The first grapes for Crémants de Bourgogne joined the presses on Wednesday 8 September in the Mâconnais. The other harvests will follow, one by one, this week. Yields are expected to be catastrophic for Chardonnays and a little better for Pinot Noirs with, in both cases, a quality at the rendezvous. As is often the case, the Crémants du Mâconnais have opened the ball: the harvest has begun in Burgundy, and should be spread out until the end of the month, depending on the grape varieties and sectors. Côte Chalonnaise and Côte de Beaune should take out the pruning shears by Wednesday, September 15, rather September 20 for the pinots of the Côte de Nuits and Chablis. In the coolest areas, such as the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, we will wait until the very end of the month to cut the first grapes. https://twitter.com/JDrouhin/status/1435572991862190081 These dates place the vintage among the classics, at least in recent years, in terms of precocity. The vine, whose buds came out early in early April, was considerably slowed down by the devastating frost of 6, 7 and 8 April. Subsequently, the rains and the "cold drop" of July also tempered the ripening of the grapes. 
2021 harvest low in quantity
One certainty for this 2021 vintage: historically low quantities. We talk about -50% yield on the entire vineyard. Chardonnay, which has taken the full brunt of the frost wave, will be particularly affected, particularly in areas such as Rully, Chassagne-Montrachet or Chablis. Pinot noir a little less suffered. On the quality side, on the other hand, winegrowers are for the most part reassured. The heat of early September fell at the right time to promote the good evolution of the grapes. Many already speak of "balance" in the berries, with good ripeness and preserved acidities. https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne/status/1435483347023765505 To know more precisely the face of burgundy 2021, see you at the beginning of October, during the vinifications.
