While the harvest ends in Burgundy, the producers count the bunches: little harvest, for once the number 9 is not synonymous with full success. As is often the case of a small harvest, the quality is clearly at the rendezvous. The pre-harvest anxiety has given way to a very meagre estimate of stocks. If at the national level the decrease is estimated at about -12% of volume compared to 2018, in Burgundy it will probably approach -20%. 
Whose fault is it? Has a delicate spring on the one hand but also and especially of course because of the severe drought that left the eastern part of the France without any drop of water for almost 3 months. The grains of reasons dried on their feet and were sorely lacking in water supply. If the vine does not need a lot of water, when it lacks it begins to stress and the grape will start a period of tension that will affect its quality. The harvest is now over and the producers (a little) reassured: the volumes are in serious decline but the quality is at the rendezvous. South of the Côte de Beaune, the decreases range from -30 to -50% depending on the plot, which is considerable. Other areas of vines in Burgundy are experiencing smaller declines, of the order of -5 to -15%. Obviously the acidities are relatively low, but if we remember the 2003 vintage it did not pose any problem for the evolution of Burgundy wines and their ageing. it is of course desirable that the climate outlook settles down and that the next summer in 2020 brings more water, for wine of course, but also probably in general.
