Archive for the ‘2012 Bordeaux Harvest Reports, News, Interviews and Photographs’ Category
2012 Bordeaux Vintage Report and Harvest Summary
2012 Bordeaux Vintage and Harvest Report with details on the weather, growing season and links to interviews with close to 50 different Bordeaux producers on the vintage.
2012 Chateau La Clotte St. Emilion Vintage Harvest Report
With the 2012 Bordeaux growing season, we had a particular hard year. We spent a lot of time working in our St. Emilion vineyards. We and the vines became naturally stressful. But a little bit of stress is good, no?
2012 Smith Haut Lafitte a True Bordeaux Pessac Leognan Wine
For 2012 Smith Hauit Lafitte, the influence of the soil was stronger than the varietal. The key of the vintage was the water regulation. With good vines with deep roots in early terroir’s, you could have very good result.
2012 Troplong Mondot Similar Conditions to 2008 in St. Emilion
We started the harvest October 9 and picked until October 12. We skipped 3 days and harvested from October 15 to October 17 and skipped another couple of days picking up again on October 19 until we finished on October 23.
2012 Beychevelle New Vintage, New Winemaker in St. Julien
The nice weather conditions we experienced at the end of the vintage, called “été indien”, plus our terroir, which is one of the earliest in the St. Julien appellation, made the difference with the 2012 Beychevelle harvest.
2012 Feytit Clinet Pomerol a Great Vintage for Merlot!
For the 2012 Fetit Clinet growing season, we made two green harvests. The first took place when the grapes began to change color and we did a second green harvest later in the season to remove any unripe berries.
2012 Clinet Ronan Laborde Interview on Pomerol the Vintage and Harvest
The alcohol levels are lower than 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. We are around slightly more than 13% with our 2012 Clinet.
2012 Giscours Margaux Vintage Harvest Interview Alexander van Beek
It’s the date at which the harvest starts that is the most important. Then we must harvest as fast as possible and with luck, in the best possible conditions. The date at which the harvest ends is never anticipated at the beginning of the harvest. It is always confirmed just a few days before it’s there..
2012 Domaine de Chevalier has Late Harvest, Olivier Bernard Interview
Historically, 2012 Domaine de Chevalier is a very late vintage for us. In fact this is the latest harvest start for the Merlot in the history of the chateau!
2012 Marquis d’Alesme 2012 Labegorce Margaux Vintage Harvest Report
Due to the lateness of the harvest, because we had to wait, it was difficult to find work for our workers in the vineyard that were waiting to start picking.
- Why Aren't 2012 Bordeaux Wine Futures Selling? (Wine Spectator)
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- Lights! Camera! Pour! Video Contest! Wine Spectator's 7th Annual Contest (Wine Spectator)
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