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Apart from a very cold episod in mid-December, the winter was relatively mild in 2007/2008 with monthly temperatures averaging 2°C over the normal. February was very dry and March particularly rainy. In spite of a spring surge during the second week of March, the vegetative period ends in a rather cold atmosphere, with some snow on Easter Monday.
April has been cool and rainy. It is necessary to wait for the end of April to see the bud burs...
Vintage 2008
An indifferent spring caused uneven flowering and mildew risk. At the end of June the weather changed for the better, continuing into July. Apart from local hail in the Côte de Beaune at the end of July, the summer began well. August arrived fairly cold and variable, but fortunately the last week of the month brought fine, warm weather. The lead-up to harvest saw sunny skies, apart from two days of rain in mid-September. A challenging vintage...
