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| Vintage 2006 |
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| Following my father's retirement, 2006 is the year of the business resumption and is thus the first year of exploitation and the discovery of specificities of our vineyard. |
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The year 2006 was particularly
dry. The winter 2005-2006 was very cold and dry. 25cm
snow fell on January 27. Spring also was very dry. The
end of June and July were particularly hot. August had
moderate temperature and windy weather. The end of
August and the beginning of September saw the return
of heat. The summer rains were not very important but
sufficient for the vine which, do not forget it, is a
plant well adapted to dryness. The relative freshness
of August made it possible to the vine to synthetize
color and tannins whitch explains the great richness
of this year's wines.
. The wine year really begins in November with the pruning of the vine. The pruning of the vine finishes at the end of February. Then, the work of the vineyard is continued by the training of the young vines. Then work comes the ground works with the cleaning of the vineyard, followed by the disbudding which makes it possible to keep only the useful branches, then the trainings follow. These operations finish at the end of May. Mohamed, present for 12 years on the property has been the project superintendent. In June, the operations multiply with the toppings and the beginning of the green harvest in order to keep only the most interesting bunches. Simon comes to reinforce the team.
In July, the green harvest finishes while other works are done. Sandrine, Jerome and Anthony come to help us. From mid-April to the end of
July, plant health treatments are carried out in order
to protect the vineyard. These treatments are carried
out in the respect of nature by reasoning their
release. Christophe, a service provider is doing these
treatments using a perfectly adapted material. The harvest begins very early
because of the summer heat and the small amount of
grapes. |
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