The 2024 Vintage in Bourgogne: Flowering Sets the Pace!
The unstable spring weather and climatic incidents at the beginning of May have caused a delay in flowering, which suggests a prolonged harvest period.
2024 is far from being a smooth ride for winegrowers. The almost omnipresent rain has required backbreaking work in the vineyards to control vegetation and mildew. Nevertheless, morale remains high, with flowering progressing relatively well, even though it spans nearly two weeks from the north to the south of Bourgogne.
This spring's weather has been most unusual. The last ten days of April were particularly cool, with several nights of frost. May continued to be cool, despite a brief period of milder weather between May 10 and 13. Afterwards, temperatures fluctuated around normal levels until the end of the month and into early June.
Temperatures began to rise from June 5. This favored the very first flowers observed from this date in early-ripening areas. These areas benefited from seasonal weather, with temperatures slightly above normal, resulting in rapid flowering.
Less early-ripening areas experienced a return to cooler temperatures at the beginning of the second ten days of June, slowing down the flowering process. A sudden rise in temperatures from June 17 onwards enabled flowering to progress well.
Across Bourgogne, the estimated mid-flowering stage is close to those observed in 2019 or 2021. Some are talking about the start of harvest around September 8-10, slightly earlier for Crémant de Bourgogne and early-ripening areas.
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Open house at the Regional Conservatory parcel of Pinot & Chardonnay
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), the Chamber of Agriculture of the Côte-d'Or and Dijon Métropole are pleased to invite you to an open house of the Regional Conservatory parcel of Pinot and Chardonnay vines, on Thursday July 18 at 10 AM in Dijon.
Manuel Olivier (Vice-Chairman of the BIVB Technical Commission), Lucien Rocault (the Chamber of Agriculture of the Côte-d'Or) and Philippe Lemanceau (Dijon Métropole) will open the day at 10 AM.
Ten regional experts on plant material, as well as the director and project manager of QANOPEE, will also be on hand throughout the day to lead discussions and answer participants' questions.
Who is it for?
The event is primarily intended for producers and wineries from Bourgogne.
The Regional Conservatory of Pinot and Chardonnay is located on two sites. The first, situated on the "Rente de Giron" on the heights of Dijon, groups together the Pinot and Chardonnay lineages planted in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The second site, "En Verbois", is located on the plateau of La Cras and includes lineages planted in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Objective: To describe the diversity found in Pinot and Chardonnay plants and study their behavior.
Program:
- Multiple stands on plant material:
With the presence of:
Chambers of Agriculture, CAVB (Confédération des Appellations et des Vignerons de Bourgogne), ATVB (Association Technique Viticole de Bourgogne), GEST (Groupement d'Etude et de Suivi des Terroirs), Vine Selection Partners, Champagne Commission
- Guided Tour of the Conservatory
- Wine Tastings
Location:
Regional Conservatory Parcel
Address: Rue des Ecayennes, 21000 Dijon, cadastral parcel DZ / 0047 GPS coordinates: 47.31309 , 4.988958
The Chamber of Agriculture of the Saône et Loire and Vinipôle Sud de Bourgogne, together with the Saône et Loire Departmental Council and the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), with the support of Crédit Agricole, are pleased to invite you to a two-part event on Thursday July 11 from 10 AM to 3:30 PM in Rully:
- Inauguration of viticultural testing and demonstration platforms in response to the effects of climate change on viticulture.
- Inauguration of the first flux tower in a vineyard in France.
This event will be an opportunity to present the various actions implemented to manage climate-related risks (frost, hail, heatwaves), adaptation (viticulture / oenology), and mitigation (aiming for carbon neutrality) at experimental sites and with winegrowers in the department. These initiatives are being implemented in collaboration with the French Institute for Vines and Wine (IFV), the BIVB, and the Saône et Loire Departmental Council.
The program:
10 AM - Reception with coffee
Welcome address by the Chamber of Agriculture 71 / Vinipole Sud Bourgogne (10:30 AM)
• Presentation of the testing and demonstration platforms of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Saône-et-Loire department
• Presentation of "Climatic change" trials by Vinipole Sud Bourgogne
• Cooperative winery of Millebuis
11:15 AM - Presentation of the MOCCA Project (Organic Matter for Climatic Change and Mitigation)
• Presentation and inauguration of the Flux Tower
• Drinks and buffet (2 PM)
• Visit of test sites and stands in Rully (3:30 PM)
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction: An initial announcement
The 164th Hospices de Beaune wine auction, on November 17, will highlight the "One Health" concept for human and environmental health.
This edition, which will include the organic conversion of the estate's 60 hectares, will support associations committed to the One Health approach on local, national and global scales, particularly through the sale of the "Pièce des Présidents". Since 1945, this historic annual event has donated an exceptional barrel of wine to fund social initiatives.
Ranked 6th and 7th respectively in terms of export volume for Bourgogne wines, Sweden and Norway reduced their purchases in 2023, but remain staunch consumers.
For once, Crémant de Bourgogne took the lion's share of the market in these two countries, appreciated for its price/quality ratio and freshness.
In Sweden, it accounted for 40% of imports, compared with 48% for white wines and 12% for red wines. Crémant de Bourgogne has been growing steadily over the past twenty years and achieved a fine performance in 2023: +16.5% in volume and +17.8% in value compared to 2022. And the trend is looking good over the first few months of 2024.
Between 2017 and 2021, Bourgogne has grown significantly in Sweden in terms of both volume and sales, reaching a record in 2020. In 2023, exports returned to 2019 levels after two years of decline, partly due to volume shortfalls from the 2021 vintage, which were down 10.7% in volume and down 8.4% by value compared to 2022.
The first months of 2024, bolstered by volumes from the 2022 vintage, appear to show an upward trend in exports.
In 2023, sales figures from the Norwegian monopoly Vinmonopolet indicate that Crémant de Bourgogne accounted for 37% of total sales, compared with 46% for white wines and 17% for reds. It is currently the best-selling sparkling wine category, just behind prosecco!
Vinmonopolet represents the lion's share of Bourgogne wine sales in Norway, with the rest primarily associated with the restaurant sector. After the records set in 2020 and 2021, sales of Bourgogne wines have settled back to a slower pace but significantly higher than in the 2010s. In 2023, Bourgogne sold 4.44 million bottles (+44% compared to 2019) for nearly 98.4 million euros (+8.1% compared to 2022 and +86% compared to 2019).
Chablis wines continue to flourish in the United States, making it the leading market by value and the second largest by volume in 2023 for Chablis wine exports. They reached 3 million bottles (+6.7% compared to 2022), generating 368 million euros (+19% compared to 2022). Petit Chablis and Chablis accounted for 83% of export volumes, while Chablis Premier Cru and Grand Cru accounted for 17%.
The growing US economy is helping to drive this positive trend, with projected sales growth of 27% for 2024. The share of Chablis wines in Bourgogne shipments is increasing, accounting for 26% of Bourgogne white wine sales in the United States.
American wine consumers are growing in number but aging, with a strong preference for red wine, followed by white wine. The main distribution channels remain supermarkets and liquor stores, with increased consumption in restaurants and bars in the post-pandemic period.
Winegrowers & Maisons: Tasting and cocktail reception right next to the vines
Press invitation, Maison Louis Picamelot, Monday, July 1st
Philippe Chautard and the team at Maison Louis Picamelot cordially invite you to a tasting and press luncheon to celebrate the launch of the new Crémant de Bourgogne cuvée "Clos Eudes III".
Produced from grapes grown on the terroir of Talant, it pays homage to the seventh Duke of Bourgogne, who founded the village and built his castle there in 1208.
Program:
- 10:30 to 11:30 AM: Tasting of the first vintage, discussions with Philippe Chautard, Director of Maison Louis Picamelot and Enrico Peyron, Vineyard Manager in Talant.
- 12 PM: Lunch cocktail at the foot of the vineyard.
Reply requested before June 25 by e-mail (registration required): agencecoteacote@gmail.com or by telephone: Elisabeth Ponavoy - 06 12 96 03 29
Bourgogne vs. Burgundy: to re-affirm their identity, the region and the producers are reverting back to the original French iteration of the name, Bourgogne.
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