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The 2024 Vintage in Bourgogne: Scarce, yet Flavourful

07/11/2024

Following on from an excellent 2023 vintage with substantial yields, 2024 has posed challenges at every stage of the growing cycle. However, despite being less generous than its predecessor, it will certainly be a vintage of great quality.

The seasonal climate fluctuations impacted the harvest significantly, but provided good ventilation for the grapes. With careful sorting and meticulous winemaking work, this fine raw material will be able to reach its potential, resulting in delicious wines – both white and red – for the 2024 vintage.

Vinification time has seen smiles return to the vineyard. The results are a reward for the tireless dedication of the growers throughout the season.
Conditions for vinification have been favourable, with a smooth, swift start to fermentation. There will be plenty of balance – with the promise of pleasure to come.

How delightful it is to taste the wines from the 2024 vintage! Flavorful and generous, fresh and pure, they will generally be best enjoyed in their youth, though some will benefit from a few years in the cellar to reveal their full expression.

Yet 2024 will remain etched in the memory of the French as a rainy year—very rainy indeed. Bourgogne was no exception. Winegrowers faced a host of climatic challenges (frost, hail, heavy rainfall) that quickly affected potential yields. Fortunately, the dry, sunny weather in August allowed the grapes to ripen fully.

As a result of both the year’s weather and rigorous sorting to retain only the best fruit, total volume for 2024 stands well below average , at 1.21 million hectoliters. Once again, human expertise stepped in to support nature in crafting a beautiful vintage.

►►► Discover the 2024 vintage in a video with Bénédicte, Bastien, and Eléonore, wine makers from the Côte Chalonnaise, Côte de Beaune, and Grand Auxerrois.

►►► Watch BIVB President François Labet's speech about the 2024 vintage at the press conference in November 2024.

This release contains statements of a general nature. Each wine, and each winemaker, is unique. For this reason, it is necessary to taste each wine individually to capture its specific characteristics.