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IN THE VINES

Spring-summer in the vines,
it’s all go!

Victoire is lifting the vines
Our vineyard workers were certainly kept on their Finally, we experienced two dramatic storms in June
toes during this short but intense period when they which, although spectacular, fortunately did very little
had to be everywhere at once. The work, made easier harm to the vines. There was just a minimal amount of
by the good weather despite a few spring showers, hail in Chambolle-Musigny and Puligny-Montrachet
went relatively smoothly with the application across resulting in only 2 to 3% losses.
the entire vineyard of valerian, that encourages ♦
growth, and the biodynamic preparation 500P, to To our great relief the vines were not touched by mildew
structure the soils, between 30 April and 2 May. This as they were last year, and at present are standing up
was followed by green harvesting and disbudding well to the spikes in temperature. They remain green
from 5 to 16 May. and healthy and relatively in advance. Crop load is
♦ average, and the berries are in good shape at this
The first trellising was done around 20 May, followed stage before colour change. Let’s hope that there are
by attaching the shoots to the wires. The vines were no unpleasant surprises from the weather in these
lifted again at the beginning of July on the Beaune two final months, and that the plants maintain their
La Montée Rouge. Trimming began on 16 June in form until harvest time, which will be around the
view of the vigorous vine growth, although this had end of August.
slowed a little due to the high temperatures.

Pictures Bénédicte Manière
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