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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 194519691986199620062016 1945 · Hot Frost and a cyclone cut yields, but a hot dry summer made intense, powerful reds. 1947 · Hot One of Burgundy's hottest, driest years produced powerful, long-lived wines. 1949 · Hot Record drought and heat made rich, low-acid wines rescued by September rain. 1952 · Average A hot summer cooled by September rain produced firm, classic, age-worthy wines. 1953 · Average Cold wet spring gave way to a hot dry finish, yielding supple, charming reds. 1959 · Hot A hot, dry summer with timely September rain built rich, full-bodied classics. 1961 · Cool A cool July and small crop produced structured wines of real lasting power. 1962 · Cool A cold, late season made elegant, light reds and superb concentrated whites. 1964 · Warm Burgundy's driest growing season on record produced rich, meaty, age-worthy reds. 1966 · Average A poor summer redeemed by a stunning September Indian summer made refined wines. 1969 · Average A rescued late harvest made classic, full-bodied reds and stellar rich whites. 1971 · Average Hail-hit reds but a sublime September made concentrated, ageworthy whites. 1972 · Cold A cold, sunless summer made lean, high-acid wines that took decades to soften. 1976 · Hot One of Europe's most severe heatwaves made small, deeply concentrated Pinot Noir. 1978 · Average A cold spring and late harvest, saved by an Indian summer, made a legendary vintage. 1979 · Average Hail hurt the Cote de Nuits, but a big, healthy crop made fruity, early-drinking wines. 1980 · Cool A cold, disease-plagued year made high-acid wines that surprised with balance. 1982 · Warm Ideal summer weather was undone by rain at veraison, diluting a huge crop. 1983 · Warm Hail and rot made a mixed bag: brilliant exceptions among mostly tainted wines. 1985 · Warm Savage January frost gave way to near-drought heat, making sweet, lush reds. 1986 · Cool A rainy, rot-plagued season made soft, easy-drinking reds and fast-maturing whites. 1987 · Average An erratic season rescued by September sun made an average, workmanlike vintage. 1988 · Cool High acidity and firm tannins made an austere, backward, but age-worthy vintage. 1989 · Warm A hot, dry summer made plush, generous, lower-acid wines for early drinking. 1990 · Warm Millerandage plus a long hot summer produced one of the greatest postwar vintages. 1991 · Warm Frost and hail cut yields, but a fine summer made precise, underrated reds. 1992 · Average A large, healthy crop made flowery whites and forward but dilute reds. 1993 · Warm Hail and mildew tested growers, but a hot late summer made deep, structured reds. 1994 · Warm A promising hot summer was ruined by heavy September rain and rot. 1995 · Average Frost and millerandage made a tiny, concentrated crop that took decades to open. 1996 · Cool Very high natural acidity defined both the age-worthy reds and premox-troubled whites. 1997 · Warm Coulure cut the crop; a hot August made charming, succulent, lower-acid wines. 1998 · Warm Frost, oidium, and heat made deeply colored, tannic reds and weak whites. 1999 · Warm A huge, healthy crop and hot dry summer made rich reds with silky, ripe tannins. 2000 · Average July rain and a September storm made a modest, variable, fruity vintage. 2001 · Cool A cool, wet, hail-hit season made trim, fresh reds with firmer tannins than 2000. 2002 · Warm A dry, warm summer cooled by a September north wind made pure, elegant reds. 2003 · Hot A catastrophic heatwave made the earliest harvest since 1893 and record-low acidity. 2004 · Cool Hail and mildew hurt reds, which developed a controversial green character; whites shone. 2005 · Warm Drought-driven concentration made one of Burgundy's most benchmark modern reds. 2006 · Average Hot July, wet rotten August, then a warm September made a highly variable year. 2007 · Cool A cool, damp summer rescued by a late August wind made fragrant, light reds. 2008 · Cool Persistent rain and a July hailstorm made a lean, high-acid, mineral vintage. 2009 · Hot A glorious August heatwave made rich, opulent, low-acid, immediately seductive wines. 2010 · Cold Extreme cold and a damp summer made one of Burgundy's purest, most classic vintages. 2011 · Warm A hot spring and July hailstorm made an early, charming, fruit-forward vintage. 2012 · Average Repeated hail and mildew crushed yields, but a warm late summer made soft, ripe wines. 2013 · Cool Relentless cold, rain, and catastrophic hail made a scarce, light, high-acid vintage. 2014 · Average A June hailstorm hurt Beaune, but ideal September made elegant, fresh wines. 2015 · Hot Brutal July heat made rich, deeply structured reds ranked among the best since 2005. 2016 · Average The worst frost since 1981 devastated yields but ideal ripening made fresh, elegant wines. 2017 · Warm Frost hit Chablis but a warm, dry, disease-free season made plentiful, charming wines. 2018 · Hot One of the hottest, driest years made rich, plush, generous, early-picked wines. 2019 · Warm A dry, warm year with frost and heat spikes made deeply concentrated, balanced wines. 2020 · Hot The hottest, driest year yet produced surprisingly fresh, deeply colored wines. 2021 · Cold Catastrophic April frost and a cool wet summer made a scarce but elegant vintage. 2022 · Hot A hot, dry year rescued by June rain made perfumed, elegant, fresh wines. 2023 · Warm The largest harvest ever, capped by a September heatwave, made charming, ripe wines. 2024 · Cold Relentless rain, mildew, and hail made a scarce but classic, perfumed cool-year vintage. 2025 · Warm Two heatwaves and an 18 August start gave a small, healthy, cellar-worthy year. 1945 · Dry Frost and a cyclone cut yields, but a hot dry summer made intense, powerful reds. 1947 · Very dry One of Burgundy's hottest, driest years produced powerful, long-lived wines. 1949 · Dry Record drought and heat made rich, low-acid wines rescued by September rain. 1952 · Normal A hot summer cooled by September rain produced firm, classic, age-worthy wines. 1953 · Normal Cold wet spring gave way to a hot dry finish, yielding supple, charming reds. 1959 · Dry A hot, dry summer with timely September rain built rich, full-bodied classics. 1961 · Dry A cool July and small crop produced structured wines of real lasting power. 1962 · Normal A cold, late season made elegant, light reds and superb concentrated whites. 1964 · Very dry Burgundy's driest growing season on record produced rich, meaty, age-worthy reds. 1966 · Normal A poor summer redeemed by a stunning September Indian summer made refined wines. 1969 · Normal A rescued late harvest made classic, full-bodied reds and stellar rich whites. 1971 · Wet Hail-hit reds but a sublime September made concentrated, ageworthy whites. 1972 · Dry A cold, sunless summer made lean, high-acid wines that took decades to soften. 1976 · Very dry One of Europe's most severe heatwaves made small, deeply concentrated Pinot Noir. 1978 · Normal A cold spring and late harvest, saved by an Indian summer, made a legendary vintage. 1979 · Normal Hail hurt the Cote de Nuits, but a big, healthy crop made fruity, early-drinking wines. 1980 · Wet A cold, disease-plagued year made high-acid wines that surprised with balance. 1982 · Wet Ideal summer weather was undone by rain at veraison, diluting a huge crop. 1983 · Wet Hail and rot made a mixed bag: brilliant exceptions among mostly tainted wines. 1985 · Very dry Savage January frost gave way to near-drought heat, making sweet, lush reds. 1986 · Wet A rainy, rot-plagued season made soft, easy-drinking reds and fast-maturing whites. 1987 · Normal An erratic season rescued by September sun made an average, workmanlike vintage. 1988 · Normal High acidity and firm tannins made an austere, backward, but age-worthy vintage. 1989 · Dry A hot, dry summer made plush, generous, lower-acid wines for early drinking. 1990 · Dry Millerandage plus a long hot summer produced one of the greatest postwar vintages. 1991 · Dry Frost and hail cut yields, but a fine summer made precise, underrated reds. 1992 · Wet A large, healthy crop made flowery whites and forward but dilute reds. 1993 · Wet Hail and mildew tested growers, but a hot late summer made deep, structured reds. 1994 · Very wet A promising hot summer was ruined by heavy September rain and rot. 1995 · Normal Frost and millerandage made a tiny, concentrated crop that took decades to open. 1996 · Normal Very high natural acidity defined both the age-worthy reds and premox-troubled whites. 1997 · Normal Coulure cut the crop; a hot August made charming, succulent, lower-acid wines. 1998 · Normal Frost, oidium, and heat made deeply colored, tannic reds and weak whites. 1999 · Normal A huge, healthy crop and hot dry summer made rich reds with silky, ripe tannins. 2000 · Wet July rain and a September storm made a modest, variable, fruity vintage. 2001 · Wet A cool, wet, hail-hit season made trim, fresh reds with firmer tannins than 2000. 2002 · Dry A dry, warm summer cooled by a September north wind made pure, elegant reds. 2003 · Very dry A catastrophic heatwave made the earliest harvest since 1893 and record-low acidity. 2004 · Normal Hail and mildew hurt reds, which developed a controversial green character; whites shone. 2005 · Very dry Drought-driven concentration made one of Burgundy's most benchmark modern reds. 2006 · Wet Hot July, wet rotten August, then a warm September made a highly variable year. 2007 · Wet A cool, damp summer rescued by a late August wind made fragrant, light reds. 2008 · Wet Persistent rain and a July hailstorm made a lean, high-acid, mineral vintage. 2009 · Dry A glorious August heatwave made rich, opulent, low-acid, immediately seductive wines. 2010 · Wet Extreme cold and a damp summer made one of Burgundy's purest, most classic vintages. 2011 · Dry A hot spring and July hailstorm made an early, charming, fruit-forward vintage. 2012 · Wet Repeated hail and mildew crushed yields, but a warm late summer made soft, ripe wines. 2013 · Very wet Relentless cold, rain, and catastrophic hail made a scarce, light, high-acid vintage. 2014 · Wet A June hailstorm hurt Beaune, but ideal September made elegant, fresh wines. 2015 · Dry Brutal July heat made rich, deeply structured reds ranked among the best since 2005. 2016 · Normal The worst frost since 1981 devastated yields but ideal ripening made fresh, elegant wines. 2017 · Dry Frost hit Chablis but a warm, dry, disease-free season made plentiful, charming wines. 2018 · Very dry One of the hottest, driest years made rich, plush, generous, early-picked wines. 2019 · Very dry A dry, warm year with frost and heat spikes made deeply concentrated, balanced wines. 2020 · Very dry The hottest, driest year yet produced surprisingly fresh, deeply colored wines. 2021 · Wet Catastrophic April frost and a cool wet summer made a scarce but elegant vintage. 2022 · Dry A hot, dry year rescued by June rain made perfumed, elegant, fresh wines. 2023 · Normal The largest harvest ever, capped by a September heatwave, made charming, ripe wines. 2024 · Very wet Relentless rain, mildew, and hail made a scarce but classic, perfumed cool-year vintage. 2025 · Normal Two heatwaves and an 18 August start gave a small, healthy, cellar-worthy year.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Burgundy's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.