Illustration: Pinot Noir grapes under the chamber's light

Illustrations: the crop under the chamber’s light, and how it arrives (packaging render).

Packaging render

Pinot Noir 2005

Vosne-Romanée · Côte de Nuits, Burgundy · France

The year Burgundy critics keep returning to.

A critics' year: its standing is published consensus.

$210per 6 kg crate · $280 after harvest

0% reserved · 80 of 80 leftPlants at 70% · closes 7 December 2026

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Dry and sunny with cool nights at the end, 2005 produced small, concentrated berries in perfect health. It is routinely ranked among the greatest modern vintages for red Burgundy.

173
days replayed

1 Apr – 20 Sept

17.0°
mean temperature

2° to 34°

1238
degree-days of heat

warmth accumulated

392 mm
rain

74 mm in the final weeks

11.1 h
sun a day

estimated from the reanalysis

9.3°
day–night swing

in the final weeks

42
mol/m² of light a day

calculated

What this weather does to the fruit.

Five readings from the recorded season, each against the band the crop does best in (painted green on the dial). The meanings are what growers and agronomists expect of weather like this, not a tasting note.

Heat over the season · in balance

Enough heat to ripen fully without tipping into heaviness.

Day–night swing while ripening · ideal

Cool nights after warm days keep acidity and aroma while sugar builds — the signature of a classic year.

Rain in the last 40 days · wet

Late rain swells fruit with water and tends to dilute flavour; it also brings rot pressure.

Sunlight · brilliant

Light builds colour, skin ripeness and sugar.

Days above 34° · none

No heat stress: the plant never shut down to protect itself.

The season, as it happened.

1 April 2005 to 20 September 2005, recorded daily at 47.16°, 4.95° (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo historical archive). Choose a chapter to mark it on the paper.

Point at the paper to read any day. Arrow keys step a day.

Air temperature, day high to night low · °C-2–37
Rain, given as water at the roots · mm0–29
Daily light · mol/m² · calculated0–71
Peak UV · index · calculated0–10
Humidity · %41–97
Soil temperature, top 7 cm · °C5–29
Soil water · m³/m³0.13–0.45
AprMayJunJulAugSept

Burgundy ink: the recorded day. Blue: rain. The dashed line is where the chamber is today. Light and UV are calculated from the recorded sunshine.

The ground, and what stands in for it.

In Vosne-Romanée
Jurassic limestone and marl, brown and stony, on an east-facing slope.
In the chamber
Balanced calcium and magnesium, moderate potassium, held at a cool root temperature in spring.
The ledger: every day and the chamber’s settings for it (173 days)
DayDateHigh °CLow °CRH %Rain mmSun hLight hDLIPPFDUVSoil °CSoil water→ Water L/m²→ Mist min
11 Apr16.85.6730.012.412.645.39995.110.839%3.2—
22 Apr17.45.0680.012.512.740.58894.810.837%3.1—
33 Apr16.35.4580.012.412.742.09185.010.836%3.3—
44 Apr16.76.0620.012.312.843.59475.210.635%3.3—
55 Apr12.18.4825.21.412.811.22422.310.037%6.310
66 Apr14.97.3886.23.412.916.33522.910.439%7.612
77 Apr11.59.39026.20.012.98.11741.910.143%25.852
88 Apr10.95.2784.012.413.039.68465.09.341%6.38
99 Apr7.01.5682.110.813.133.77174.66.640%4.24
1010 Apr10.41.5710.812.913.138.58155.06.839%3.2—
1111 Apr13.14.4690.012.913.244.69425.68.538%3—
1212 Apr14.45.4660.09.513.236.37624.99.537%2.7—
1313 Apr15.07.1800.312.913.335.17354.910.636%2.7—
1414 Apr18.26.1730.812.213.343.29005.611.235%4—
1515 Apr11.26.2775.70.613.417.13553.29.437%7.211
1616 Apr7.75.79216.60.013.46.91431.97.442%17.233
1717 Apr11.24.88912.30.013.513.82832.97.543%13.225
1818 Apr11.25.0898.90.213.614.52983.08.242%9.918
1919 Apr12.93.6770.212.713.636.57465.28.841%2.6—
2020 Apr11.94.5792.58.813.730.96284.88.640%4.55
2121 Apr13.75.0730.08.913.736.67425.38.939%2.5—
2222 Apr16.22.0640.013.013.856.311356.99.837%3.8—
2323 Apr15.28.88211.45.613.826.15244.410.840%13.323
2424 Apr13.99.08810.42.513.919.83973.711.142%11.821
2525 Apr14.09.2855.47.613.927.75534.611.242%7.311
2626 Apr16.27.9770.010.514.033.36625.211.440%2.5—
2727 Apr15.69.8722.410.614.032.76475.111.840%4.85
2828 Apr20.77.1730.010.514.151.010066.713.338%3.8—
2929 Apr23.89.3700.013.514.152.010226.815.037%4.2—
3030 Apr25.110.1720.013.314.256.311027.216.435%4.7—
311 May24.413.5570.013.214.256.110947.216.734%5.4—
322 May23.514.3520.012.114.352.010116.917.032%5.5—
333 May18.612.57212.18.414.328.65554.915.935%14.924
344 May15.511.0791.012.814.441.07926.113.938%3.82
355 May12.99.0841.47.214.427.85364.812.237%3.23
366 May14.37.7760.88.914.528.85535.011.536%2.9—
377 May13.37.4831.55.914.520.94004.110.836%3.13
388 May13.83.1720.513.814.650.79677.011.036%3.8—
399 May13.84.8660.014.214.645.68676.611.134%3.2—
4010 May13.66.5600.013.514.742.48036.310.833%3.3—
4111 May15.04.5600.014.714.759.511247.811.032%4.2—
4212 May19.66.1642.612.214.857.210767.612.731%75
4313 May20.711.9763.412.514.843.28116.515.035%6.97
4414 May17.512.7797.38.214.829.65555.214.337%9.715
4515 May17.68.7760.711.614.941.07666.314.036%3.8—
4616 May17.79.7760.412.314.945.28416.714.035%3.7—
4717 May17.06.4812.014.115.048.79057.013.034%5.34
4818 May13.06.1660.010.915.039.97396.311.633%2.9—
4919 May18.15.2680.014.915.060.511188.113.032%4.3—
5020 May24.110.1620.414.915.158.510787.915.230%5.4—
5121 May20.113.38216.35.315.129.55415.316.136%18.933
5222 May16.911.18918.76.215.124.34464.714.641%20.537
5323 May16.79.3741.214.115.246.28466.913.740%4.52
5424 May19.98.7670.015.015.258.910758.014.438%4.3—
5525 May24.38.7650.015.015.360.611048.216.036%5—
5626 May27.513.7670.015.015.362.011278.318.334%5.4—
5727 May28.015.2590.015.015.362.611368.419.333%6—
5828 May27.315.8590.015.015.361.411128.320.431%5.8—
5929 May28.116.7750.214.915.457.510398.021.430%5.3—
6030 May20.613.1785.58.815.438.16886.318.533%8.511
6131 May18.97.5660.015.015.461.511078.315.732%4.6—
621 Jun20.28.8610.015.015.563.511418.515.930%4.9—
632 Jun23.110.0640.015.015.563.011318.517.428%5.1—
643 Jun27.312.5655.412.615.554.69797.818.127%10.611
654 Jun18.714.0700.013.815.548.98767.317.331%3.9—
665 Jun17.710.4680.08.615.533.15915.815.529%2.9—
676 Jun17.311.7806.12.415.621.83904.514.830%812
687 Jun15.811.0710.010.215.650.59007.514.833%3.7—
698 Jun18.07.9540.015.015.662.811188.514.130%5—
709 Jun18.79.2530.015.015.662.911198.614.828%5.2—
7110 Jun19.98.7510.015.015.661.210878.415.226%5.1—
7211 Jun20.28.8630.013.115.644.07806.915.925%3.8—
7312 Jun21.210.1620.014.315.752.69337.716.624%4.3—
7413 Jun22.711.3724.311.015.747.48407.217.424%8.39
7514 Jun19.815.18822.04.615.723.04084.716.938%23.944
7615 Jun22.610.5781.011.415.746.58227.217.135%4.92
7716 Jun22.914.4720.012.215.738.36786.418.133%3.3—
7817 Jun25.513.0700.014.815.750.88987.618.931%4.7—
7918 Jun27.416.9700.015.015.762.110988.521.129%5.8—
8019 Jun28.517.0570.015.115.764.611428.721.726%6.4—
8120 Jun30.515.8530.015.015.764.711448.722.124%6.4—
8221 Jun30.316.2630.015.015.755.59808.022.823%5.6—
8322 Jun30.419.0640.015.015.761.710918.524.022%6.2—
8423 Jun30.218.6630.315.015.753.79497.824.321%5.6—
8524 Jun31.219.2754.911.815.751.79157.624.222%9.810
8625 Jun28.019.3794.914.015.747.18337.223.426%9.110
8726 Jun30.918.1680.014.715.759.210488.323.928%5.9—
8827 Jun32.419.4630.014.815.758.610388.225.125%5.9—
8928 Jun33.718.5640.212.915.753.09397.725.123%5.5—
9029 Jun26.618.67816.010.215.740.47156.623.327%19.632
9130 Jun22.816.4713.413.315.742.47526.820.634%7.47
921 Jul20.014.5722.26.915.633.45935.918.633%5.34
932 Jul21.015.5790.50.015.613.12333.318.331%2—
943 Jul27.914.6700.015.015.661.010848.421.429%5.4—
954 Jul22.716.7684.57.515.635.56326.119.828%89
965 Jul20.111.5590.015.015.652.99437.718.128%4.3—
976 Jul19.615.1696.98.815.629.65285.417.631%1014
987 Jul18.913.3725.213.215.547.68507.217.332%8.910
998 Jul18.512.0751.911.415.538.56906.416.634%54
1009 Jul20.311.9771.410.015.537.46716.217.032%4.43
10110 Jul23.113.9693.915.015.546.58357.118.430%8.38
10211 Jul25.115.7650.015.015.556.410148.020.030%5.4—
10312 Jul25.816.2620.215.015.451.59277.520.727%5.4—
10413 Jul26.917.1590.014.915.453.29597.721.725%5.6—
10514 Jul29.815.3570.014.915.462.111228.422.723%6—
10615 Jul31.917.8520.014.815.357.510418.023.421%6.2—
10716 Jul31.219.8560.814.815.357.910508.024.520%6.6—
10817 Jul31.216.7500.014.915.362.311328.424.619%6.6—
10918 Jul25.718.6665.111.915.340.07286.422.620%9.310
11019 Jul22.516.7640.112.815.246.78527.020.923%4.6—
11120 Jul22.814.8620.07.615.234.46305.820.222%3.7—
11221 Jul23.415.4630.214.015.142.37766.620.621%4.4—
11322 Jul22.413.5620.014.315.139.77316.319.620%3.8—
11423 Jul24.515.7651.47.715.136.96806.019.720%4.83
11524 Jul26.216.5755.18.015.035.06475.820.622%8.410
11625 Jul26.316.8690.613.415.044.18176.721.325%5—
11726 Jul27.916.0630.014.115.050.69407.222.523%4.7—
11827 Jul33.218.2570.013.914.956.710567.724.621%6.7—
11928 Jul34.021.7460.313.914.957.110667.726.619%7.3—
12029 Jul28.120.0725.710.014.838.27156.124.520%9.511
12130 Jul23.816.5620.514.214.852.39837.322.024%5.3—
12231 Jul22.812.9600.014.214.844.18306.620.322%4.2—
1231 Aug24.012.7640.19.814.738.27216.020.021%3.8—
1242 Aug21.916.0692.92.214.728.05315.019.820%5.96
1253 Aug23.414.0650.010.214.638.77366.019.622%3.9—
1264 Aug23.413.6590.014.014.647.69076.820.020%4.6—
1275 Aug26.312.0540.012.714.549.99546.920.719%4.9—
1286 Aug23.516.6601.512.014.548.29246.821.619%6.23
1297 Aug20.314.6540.510.114.433.46445.419.519%4—
1308 Aug20.611.2530.013.814.444.18526.418.518%4.2—
1319 Aug24.010.8560.013.914.357.211087.419.517%5—
13210 Aug26.113.5480.013.914.356.210927.321.117%5.8—
13311 Aug25.113.5550.013.914.250.39816.821.116%5.1—
13412 Aug25.513.4610.012.514.237.57355.720.816%4—
13513 Aug23.913.7550.010.214.136.77215.620.515%3.8—
13614 Aug21.815.2592.210.314.132.16335.119.016%5.94
13715 Aug20.513.7650.99.514.034.46805.318.317%4.3—
13816 Aug22.813.5620.012.714.034.26805.319.017%3.9—
13917 Aug27.113.9560.013.613.953.610706.921.216%5.1—
14018 Aug28.613.7663.611.713.944.18846.121.817%87
14119 Aug25.516.6692.513.113.838.37695.521.021%6.45
14220 Aug21.313.8630.012.913.840.48155.719.821%3.9—
14321 Aug20.412.8694.04.413.723.84824.117.921%7.18
14422 Aug20.515.5781.42.713.716.83423.317.725%3.43
14523 Aug22.313.3761.811.013.629.56024.618.624%4.54
14624 Aug22.215.4720.07.213.626.55434.319.224%2.7—
14725 Aug20.115.8758.73.113.511.62382.617.626%10.617
14826 Aug21.211.5670.011.513.436.57545.117.628%3.2—
14927 Aug22.211.8590.08.313.431.96634.717.826%3.2—
15028 Aug24.714.3560.013.013.347.89966.019.624%4.7—
15129 Aug27.614.2580.013.013.348.210096.020.922%4.7—
15230 Aug30.314.9600.013.013.247.09885.822.520%4.6—
15331 Aug31.817.9550.013.013.245.59605.723.519%5.4—
1541 Sept25.219.5656.78.913.126.25554.022.423%9.913
1552 Sept26.817.0700.012.813.037.17904.922.125%4—
1563 Sept29.817.9590.012.913.040.98745.223.223%4.8—
1574 Sept30.416.9610.012.912.945.39735.523.721%4.6—
1585 Sept27.016.6764.39.812.930.46554.322.021%7.29
1596 Sept25.817.4754.710.312.837.38094.821.924%89
1607 Sept25.615.7761.412.612.832.87144.421.128%4.33
1618 Sept27.817.1630.812.312.739.28574.821.626%4.5—
1629 Sept25.316.27610.711.512.736.07914.621.333%13.921
16310 Sept22.515.1815.710.712.625.95713.719.431%7.911
16411 Sept20.212.9812.010.612.525.85723.718.133%4.24
16512 Sept19.012.9842.01.312.514.43202.517.231%3.44
16613 Sept22.215.7790.48.712.423.35223.418.630%2.7—
16714 Sept22.715.2740.16.812.423.45253.319.028%2.3—
16815 Sept23.813.0720.010.412.328.66463.718.826%2.6—
16916 Sept19.811.48110.17.612.219.44412.918.128%1220
17017 Sept14.38.8630.28.512.223.45323.214.133%3—
17118 Sept15.58.5560.07.012.126.36023.413.430%3.3—
17219 Sept18.39.9550.011.312.136.68414.114.628%3.5—
17320 Sept18.87.8580.011.512.039.99224.314.526%3.4—
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