Description
This was a hot, dry year. The vines began their growth cycle two weeks early. On 4 June a severe hail storm resulted in losses of 15 to 80% depending on the plot and then dry weather slowed the vines down until a period of heavy rain at the beginning of August enabled normal development to resume and accelerated the start of the ripening
process.
Conditions for the ripening and picking of the grapes were excellent. The very favourable climate enabled the number of treatments to be halved. Extensive, meticulous canopy management was required to compensate for the hail damage and the dry weather, and to ensure a homogeneous harvest in each plot. 100% biodynamic from 2016 vintage. The fruit is manually harvested.
