Winehog Harvest News 2017 #15

Today – September 20th – Domaine Grivot completed the harvest. On a further note the Grivot Richebourg was was picked Monday september 18th.

Photo: Domaine Grivot – Grapes from Richebourg

Domaine Ponsot began yesterday – and will presumably continue some days more.

The yields and the quality

The 2017 vintage is blessed with very fine quantities – and while they are better for the reds than for the whites, it’s without doubt the best vintage quantity wise since 2009.

Some would say back to normal, others would even say that it’s a big harvest.

Regarding the quality – in general beutiful grapes and very happy vignerons.

The most severe problem encountered seems to be the drought. Some vineyards seriously lacked water just before the harvest, and while some water came – some vines have suffered from hydric stress in some places.

So not all is great … but lets see when the wines are trough malo before we start to evaluate the quality. So far so good though …

This was the end of the Winehogs Harvest News 2017 …. thanks for following my posts…

Harvest News 2017

• A new vintage, a new harvest – 2018!! August 18, 2018
• Notes and comments to visits in May 2018 June 3, 2018
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #15 September 21, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #14 September 17, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #12 September 16, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #11 September 13, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #10 September 12, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #9 September 10, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #8 September 7, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #7 September 6, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #6 September 5, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #5 September 2, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #4 August 31, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #3 August 30, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #2 August 29, 2017
• Winehog Harvest News 2017 #1 August 25, 2017