A very good vintage for Red Burgundies which produced an above-average size crop of immensely seductive wines. The winter was particularly savage (temperatures fell to as low as minus 25 degrees centigrade) with the vineyards being badly damaged by frosts. It was the coldest winter seen since 1956 and more than 150 hectares of vineyards were destroyed. Spring and summer were fairly uneventful but September and the first half of October were unusually warm, ensuring that the grapes were healthy and ripe at the time of harvest.

In youth the wines were abundantly ripe and juicy, although there were worries concerning the lowish acidities. Fears for the longevity of the wines appear to have been unjustified, with the best examples still displaying very good depth of fruit and great finesse.