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2009 BORDEAUX WINES
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It is totally premature to assess the quality of the
vintage at this
early stage. Nevertheless we find interesting to read the
producer's reports on recent harvests and how they evaluate the potential of
their 2009 Bordeaux wines. |
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La Conseillante - Pomerol
Chateau
la Conseillante 2009, harvest chronicle
: Beginning of grape harvest 2009 : In the coolness of the early morning, our teams of harvesters
began to cut red grapes in the vineyard of Château Haut-Brion. ...[+]
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Haut-Brion - Pessac Léognan
Chateau
Haut-Brion, 2009, harvest chronicle :
Beginning of grape harvest 2009 : We finally began the 2007 harvest. The quality of the grapes to
be picked has already caused a lot of discussion and has been
the subject of many articles..
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Margaux - Margaux
Chateau Margaux, 2009, harvest chronicle :
Beginning of grape harvest 2009 : The harvest of the white grapes began on September 8. Throughout the
summer the weather has been fabulous, just like in 2005. We couldn't
have dreamt it any better. The first sorting out will be finished
today, with a significant increase of volume compared to previous
years, and a very homogeneous maturity of the grapes. The weather
forecast for the next ten days remains just as favourable...
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Palmer
- Margaux
Chateau
Palmer, 2009, harvest chronicle : Preparing for harvest :
The weather conditions have been excellent over the past few weeks
and the predictions for this week, the 7th of September, are
optimum. The hot days and cool nights provide a temperature
variation that is ideal for extracting anthocyanes. The humid night
air from the ocean and the nearby estuary allow the grapes to ripen
despite the lack of rain recorded over this 2009 summer...
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Tour Blanche - Sauternes
Barsac
Chateau la Tour Blanche, 2009, harvest chronicle : Beginning of grape harvest 2009
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The first secateurs cuts have been given at Chateau La Tour Blanche.
After a day devoted to the production of our Bordeaux dry white wine
(Les Jardins de Thinoy) on September 14th, the first selective
picking of botrytised grapes of this vintage 2009 has started right
after, under excellent weather conditions...
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Bordeaux 2009: from June 2010, follow the vintage score update
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