“Here is our first report after harvest 2006 that ended September 25th.We had a fast flowering period in the middle of June which lasted only 8days in most parcels and was the cause of some” coulure”and “millerandage”.The end of June and the month of July was really hot and the vineyard suffered from such heat ...
“After a terrible month of August, the good weather and the sun came back in September preparing a very good vintage. Thanks notably to lower rainfall in Chablis than in the rest of Burgundy, the sanitary state of the crop was perfect and the maturity rather early. In Rully, we have began harvesting on Monday ...
“Les vendanges 2006 du Domaine Pascal Bouchard ont débuté le samedi 16 septembre et se sont achevées le mercredi 27 septembre. La qualité est au rendez-vous avec des degrés naturels (alcool potentiel) compris entre 12 et 13%. Les rendements sont modérés: 32 hl/ha de moyenne dans les Chablis Grands Crus, 50 hl/ha dans les Premiers ...
“At Domaine Joseph Drouhin, picking was not as spread out in time: it took place in 15 days only as opposed to three weeks normally. At the Drouhin Domaine in Chablis, we started harvesting before the date of the ban (fixed for September 23rd) and, what’s even more unusual, before the whites of Côte d’Or! ...
July has been extremely hot, August cool and rainy, and we thought both months would compensate to allow us to harvest around September 23rd. Actually, the humidity contained in the soil combined with the nice weather we enjoyed early September, favoured the maturity.We will begin harvesting next week, probably on Wednesday 20th. In Chablis, the ...
Maison Lamblin et flis reports: “If the 2006 vintage was slightly late in bud burst, this has been partially compensated for by a very rapid flowering, aided by the sudden arrival of exceptionally high temperatures in the middle of June. Since flowering, the progressive rise in temperatures has accelerated the rhythm and fruit set was ...