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A series of small hailstorms on 11 to retreat once again. In organic ahead, even though a few spots of
June in the Vougeot area had us farming, contact products don’t oidium appeared in the Côte de
fearing the worst. Fortunately, we penetrate the plants, they are sprayed Nuits and the Champs Gains in
were only slightly impacted. That onto them and consistently washed Puligny, but so far nothing alarming.
said, rainfall was heavy, with 70 mm off by showers. Consequently, we We applied 10 treatments, which
in 10 days! As a result, the risk of have to make do with whatever is reasonable.
mildew increased in the Côte de the weather throws at us. ♦
Nuits and that of oidium grew in ♦ The vines are thriving, they are
the Côte de Beaune. Fortunately, The most recent storm, well forecast, green and vigorous, and the grapes
the overall cool nights helped on 11 July, mainly affected Meursault are very healthy!
reduce the pressure! where we have no vines. Only the
♦ plots located in Volnay and the
Trimming and first toppings at Chambolle area were hit. But above
the end of flowering, early June. all it was the sheer volume of water
Despite us monitoring the very that proved impressive, with more
precise agricultural weather than 24 mm in the Hautes-Côtes
forecast daily, or even hourly in de Nuits and up to almost 53 mm
the event of weather warnings, in Vosne-Romanée!
rainfall is often highly localised ♦
and not always predictable, and With organic methods, timing is a
the 12 mm downpour in Puligny- little tighter. However, we succeeded
Montrachet on 5 July caused us in keeping on track and thinking

Trimming in the early hours of 28 June
at 30 degrees in the Côte de Beaune
Les Pierres Blanches vineyard.

Les Petits Noizons in Pommard,
a manicured vineyard ready for summer!
Rachele ties up grape vines in our vineyard of Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru
Les Marconnets vineyard on 31 May.