The early wet and cool spring resulted in late bud burst and fairly slow vegetative growth at the start. A hailstorm on May 11 affected the Médoc vineyard without affecting the quality potential, but the attack by mildew that followed damaged part of our harvest. From June onwards, the weather conditions were very mild. Flowering took place quickly and evenly in a dry and sunny climate; veraison too, thanks to a summer without excess. The water supply has become more and more restrictive: the vines have suffered, the berries had become concentrated and the potential for fruit quality has been announced excellent. The good weather in September and October allowed us to taste our grapes every day and to wait until a velvety and silky texture was obtained, even if technological maturity was reached at the beginning of September (potential degree of 13,5° to 14°). The harvest started on September 26 on the earliest Merlots and continued without haste with perfectly ripe and healthy, tasty and concentrated grapes until October 14. The yield was 27 hl / ha.
If this beautiful vintage allowed the winemaker to harvest serenely, it made the oenologist a little more anxious. The grapes arrived at the winery with higher temperatures than usual. It was necessary to cool the harvest to control the fermentation temperatures. The great richness of the musts required special monitoring in order to control the extractions with precision. But these efforts were encouraged by the awesome high quality of the daily tastings in wich the batches were on point, with freshness, density and finesse, amazed us. It is a vintage of terroir, in which each plot is fully expressed, thus contributing to blends of great complexity and sweetness.