Posts Tagged ‘2010 bordeaux wine harvest’
2010 Harvest St. Julien Branaire Ducru, Gruaud Larose, Leoville Barton
The 2010 Harvest St. Julien is underway. The appellation is alive with the sounds of harvest and smells of fermentation. Chateau Branaire Ducru is slightly more than half way through the picking of the cabernet sauvignon grapes. According to the owner Patrick Maroteaux, “The merlot grapes are rich and maintain a good balance.” When asked about his [...]
2010 Domaine de Chevalier Harvest Olivier Bernard Interview
Domaine de Chevalier 2010 Domaine de Chevalier Harvest report shows that in Pessac Leognan, they just finished the harvest for their white grapes, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 11:30 in the morning. OlivierBernard feels the 2010 white harvest can be compared with their 2009. “The white, now picked and fermented, show a splendid balance with power, intense [...]
2010 Pichon Lalande Harvest, Thomas Do Chi Nam Optimistic!
Chateau Pichon Lalande The Wine Cellar Insider talks with Thomas Do Chi Nam of Pichon Lalande about the 2010 Pichon Lalande Harvest. Thomas, when did you start your 2010 harvest? “We started harvest at Pichon the 22th of September. We worked on a very precocious merlot block. Then we stopped for a few days.” When did you [...]
2010 Giscours Harvest 2010 Du Tertre Harvest Alexander van Beek Quotes
Alexander Van Beek is busier than a one armed paper hanger this time of the year. He is in charge of Caiarossa in Tuscany, plus two 1855 classified Bordeaux chateaux to oversee as well! Especially since he is working on the 2010 Giscours Harvest. In Bordeaux, Van Beek is the managing director for Château du Tertre and Château Giscours. [...]
2010 Rauzan Segla Harvest John Kolasa talks about Growing Season
John Kolasa is responsible for managing two Bordeaux chateaux. This difficult situation is exacerbated by the fact that the properties are on both sides of the river with Château Canon in St. Emilion and Château Rauzan-Segla in Margaux. This article deals with 2010 Rauzan Segla Harvest. John Kolasa puts the straight back into straight talk. If you want a direct answer, ask him [...]
2010 Durfort Vivens and Gonzague Lurton in Margaux
Gonzague Lurton of Chateau Durfort Vivens is trying to get things moving in the right direction at with the 2010 Durfort Vivens. From a technical point of view, things are looking good for this property. In a discussion with Gonzague in June about their future wine making goals, Lurton stressed adding more concentration to [...]
2010 Chateau d’Issan Harvest, Warm Days, Cool Nights in Margaux
2010 Chateau d’Issan Harvest in Margaux was in good form thanks to a strong September. Marie Dussech was pleased that even thought 2010 is seen as a draught vintage, not just in the Medoc, but all over Bordeaux, it was not hot at night like we saw in 2003. “The difference of temperatures between night and days [...]
2010 Chateau Palmer Harvest Thomas Duroux Interview
Thomas Duroux from Chateau Palmer discussed what took place prior to the 2010 Chateau Palmer Harvest. “We had a very dry summer with almost no rain in August. We were concerned as vines were suffering from draught, basal leaf started to dry out! But finally we received, 37 mm of rain” Was that enough moisture to [...]
2010 Brane Cantenac Harvest Henri Lurton gets serious
Yesterday, Bordeaux especially the Medoc was slammed by a fierce storm. The heaviest amounts of rain fell in the northern end of St. Estephe. Pomerol and St. Emilion received less rain than any of the Bordeaux appellations in the northern Medoc. In Margaux, there was less precipitation than was experienced in St. Estephe or Pauillac. All told, over ½ of an inch covered [...]
2010 Bordeaux Harvest Massive Storm Trashes the Medoc
Good grapes need water for nourishment. But they need it at the right time and in the correct amounts. Like Goldilocks, “Not too little, not too much, just right.” In the middle of the 2010 Bordeaux wine harvest, the Medoc, which is the home of Margaux, St. Julien , Pauillac and St. Estephe experienced a massive rainfall today. Close [...]
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