Le Carquelin

After a cold and dry January, February and March were mild with normal rainfall levels. It led to an early bud break with an advance of almost two weeks. Vine growth was fast, thanks to mild temperatures in April until a sudden change and arrival of colder weather, that resulted into considerable slowdown. Flowering started by the end of May and was marked by the increase in temperatures that have lasted almost all summer.
The hailstorm on the 10th July has marked the second chapter the growing. Moulin-à-Vent was touched drastically and the uncertainty about whether we will or will not produce wines in 2017 was growing. Despite all, Nature always finds its way to bring everything into balance, and the grapes that remained intact have continued to mature perfectly and veraison was completed by mid-August. Warm and dry August was followed by cooler September and allowed us to start picking on the 5th under perfect weather conditions.