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makes it much easier to work with. The winter frost,
which is unfortunately less and less frequent, remains
a real blessing for winegrowing! It also destroyed the
surplus grass, particularly in Chassagne-Montrachet.
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We also took advantage of the cold weather in Decem-
ber at the beginning of the frost to fertilise most of
our vines (but not all of them) with organic fertiliser
(a mixture of biodynamic preparations, fruit pulp
and vegetable oilcake, residues from oil extraction
and rich in trace elements) and mineral fertiliser
(potash, nitrogen, zinc, etc.). We are guided by the
Ridging with the horse in the Corton-Charlemagne vineyard
appearance of the vines, the eye possibly supplemented end of winter, this time to the Corton-Charlemagne
by soil analyses. As temperatures rise, these granules vineyard, another grand cru, to turn over the land there.
melt and slowly infuse into the soil. It’s ideal! For the
grands crus we do this by hand because the situations ♦
are often inextricable; for the other plots the tractor Finally, in order to activate the life in our precious soils
deposits the amendment in dry weather, even if we and to prepare it well, we will use the basic biodynamic
avoid too many passes which compact the soil. preparation in spring: the famous 500 (horn dung),
then the 501 (silica) which favours vegetative vigour,
♦ between the 4th and 6th leaf stage, i.e. during May,
Before winter, the horse went through the vineyards and then we will plough as late as possible.
of the Bâtard-Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet
grands crus to make a ridge that will make turning ♦
the soil over easier in spring. He will return at the We are well on time this year and the wine calendar
is running smoothly! Such a smooth run is rare!

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