The weather during the harvest in France has been sunny and warm in many places. Despite the problems during the spring and summer, many are optimistic about the new 2021 vintage. Severe weather conditions do not automatically mean a “bad” vintage.
In Bordeaux, the sorting tables have been put to good use. And those who have bought expensive sorting machines have not regretted the investment. Arnaud Thomassin at the Château de France in Pessac-Léognan promises us fresh and aromatic white wines with a good acidity.
Philippe Bernard at Clos Saint Louis in Fixin said he lost between 30% and 45% due to three days of frost in April, on the 6, 7 and 8. “The weather in March was far too hot,” he says. A little further south in Burgundy, at Château de Melin in Auxey-Duresses, Arnaud Derat lost almost half of his normal quantity: “The frost made the vines weaker and they were thus more easily affected by mildiou”.
In the Douro Valley in Portugal, people are quite happy with this year’s weather. We got a summary from Sandra Tavares from Wine & Soul: “We had plenty of rain during the winter, good spring weather with not too much rain, cooler than normal in June and July, August warmer and then some rain in September so we had to pick quickly.”
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