Vintage Weather
Burgundy
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✓Verified against primary sources
| Year | Temperature | Events | Read | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Warm | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Low yield | Two heatwaves and an 18 August start gave a small, healthy, cellar-worthy year. | Verified |
| 2024 | Average | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | Rain, frost, hail and mildew cut the crop; a dry August ripened what was left. | Verified |
| 2023 | Warm | Hail, Heat spike, Drought | Storms, hail and harvest heat, yet a record crop of expressive, fruity wines. | Verified |
| 2022 | Hot | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought | Frost, four heatwaves and drought, yet an early harvest and generous yields. | Verified |
| 2021 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Harvest rain, Low yield | An historic April frost and a wet summer left a tiny crop of fresh, light wines. | Verified |
| 2020 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought, Low yield | A mild winter and hot, dry summer brought a record-early harvest of ripe, fresh grapes. | Verified |
| 2019 | Warm | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Mildew / rot, Low yield | April frost, cool flowering and a hot, dry summer cut the crop; the wines stayed fresh. | Verified |
| 2018 | Hot | Hail, Heat spike, Drought | Wet winter, hot dry summer, and a big, healthy crop picked from late August. | Verified |
| 2017 | Warm | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain | Northern frost, a hot dry spring, then an early, plentiful and very healthy harvest. | Verified |
| 2016 | Average | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | April frost, hail and mildew cut the crop; a warm, dry summer salvaged the rest. | Verified |
| 2015 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | A hot, dry, early year gave a small crop of thick-skinned, deeply coloured reds. | Verified |
| 2014 | Average | Hail | June hail hit the Cote de Beaune, but a sunny September made a very good vintage. | Verified |
| 2013 | Cool | Hail, Low yield | A cold start, poor flowering and July hail gave a small crop and a late harvest. | Verified |
| 2012 | Average | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Mildew / rot, Low yield | Frost, hail and a poor flowering slashed the crop; a hot, dry August ripened the rest. | Verified |
| 2011 | Average | Hail, Heat spike, Mildew / rot, Botrytis, Low yield | A warm early spring, a wet, stormy summer and July hail led to a late-August harvest. | Verified |
| 2010 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis, Low yield | Hard winter, rainy flowering, damp summer; a cool dry September saved a tiny crop. | Verified |
| 2009 | Warm | Cold winter, mid-July storms, then hot dry weather to a healthy, unhurried harvest. | Verified | |
| 2008 | Cool | Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis, Low yield | A cool, damp, hail-hit year saved by a September north wind; small crop, high acid. | Verified |
| 2007 | Cool | Mildew / rot, Botrytis, Low yield | A cool, rainy summer saved by a sunny September gave fragrant, light reds. | Verified |
| 2006 | Average | Heat spike, Drought, Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis | Wet spring, record July heat, hail and a wet August, saved by a warmer September. | Verified |
| 2005 | Cool | Drought, Hail | A very dry, grey summer kept grapes healthy; reds pair ripeness with acidity. | Verified |
| 2004 | Cool | Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis | Cool, hail-hit summer saved by a clear September; high acidity, whites ahead. | Verified |
| 2003 | Hot | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Low yield | April frost and 42C August heat gave a small crop picked from mid August. | Verified |
| 2002 | Warm | Drought | A dry, warm summer and a cool September north wind gave healthy, balanced grapes. | Verified |
| 2001 | Cool | Hail, Heat spike, Harvest rain, Mildew / rot | A cool, wet year with 2 August hail; the Cote de Nuits outshone the Cote de Beaune. | Verified |
| 2000 | Average | Harvest rain | Early flowering, wet July, mid September rain south of Beaune; Cote de Nuits spared. | Verified |
| 1999 | Warm | Harvest rain | A huge, healthy crop and hot dry summer made rich reds with silky, ripe tannins. | Not yet verified |
| 1998 | Warm | Frost, Mildew / rot, Heat spike, Low yield | Frost, oidium, and heat made deeply colored, tannic reds and weak whites. | Not yet verified |
| 1997 | Warm | Harvest rain, Low yield | Coulure cut the crop; a hot August made charming, succulent, lower-acid wines. | Not yet verified |
| 1996 | Cool | Very high natural acidity defined both the age-worthy reds and premox-troubled whites. | Not yet verified |