News from the vineyard

June 23, 2020

By Justine Puaud

Right now we are heading into what we call the bunch closure or berry touch (fermeture des grappes in French) meaning the berries are getting bigger and start to touch each other within the bunches. The fruit at this time is about half the size they will be at harvest and it is starting to look like an actual cluster of grapes. While there is no sugar production as of yet, the berries are accumulating organic acids. The bunch closure usually happens between the end of June and the beginning of July. This confirms we are definitely ahead of the average growing season.

Clothilde Lafarge shared with us a snapshot of the bunch closure in the Clos des Chênes.