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Travels in Burgundy 2017
a lesson in pruning musigny…
Eric Bourgogne of de Vogüé graciously gave me a lesson in pruning in Musigny today – it’s impressive the attention to detail that Eric has; quickly removing spare buds and generally tidying the ‘pieds’ and spotting the camouflaged caterpillars. I think it was probably a good idea that he never actually handed me the secateurs!
Two things to note as they come to the end of their pruning; despite the cold snap in January, -10°C doesn’t seem to have dissuaded the caterpillars (pictured) that eat the buds of the vine – in some plots Eric has rarely seen so many. Also I could easily see the difficulties of both pruning and training the vines due to last spring’s frost – not all, but close to one in 10, of the cordon trained vines (one baguette) are very difficult to train in the required directions. It seems much easier in the vines which have the double cordons – which is about two thirds of de Vogüés plantings…
Pruning in Petits Musigny
Training in Petits Musigny
Tying the baguette down…
A very much unwanted caterpillar
Chardonnay at the top of Grands Musigny
Chardonnay at the top of Grands Musigny
a quick jog around town
a little c̫te de nuits & much more c̫te de beaune Рrugiens mainly
Chambolle Le Village
Ploughing in Vosne Clos d’Eugénie
Ploughing in Vosne Clos d’Eugénie
Ploughing in Vosne Clos d’Eugénie
Pommard hillside from Volnay Pitures
Volnay Fremiets towards Clos des Angles
Volnay Pitures
Pommard Rugiens
Pommard Rugiens
Pommard Rugiens to Pommard
Pommard Rugiens’ tree
Pommard Rugiens (Jadot)
Guarding Pommard Village
and today a little monthèlie…
a little chassagne today…
a few producers – classic plus outliners
A modest bunch of producers visited this week.
Really a wet, wet three days in Beaune, so not many ‘outside’ photos. A classic selection of Meursault, Volnay and Gevrey but with some outliners from St.Romain and Auxey. The rest of the time was spent trying to sort out a move of apartment in Beaune – it is the classic French ‘it’s complicated‘
But I do have a couple of cool bottle labels and also a couple of ‘outside’ photos, including the current stage of Faiveley’s renovation of the house in Gevrey’s Les Issarts: the frontage of the house is really changing – but hopefully the old roof-tiles will return…
Volnay Monday…
Les Issarts Wednesday…
week 3 of bo-jo-lays 2015 visits…
today, a beautful beaujolais day…
My first lizard of the year was seen last week, and today was my first butterfly and bee – all outside the home of Yvon Metras. Too much for February? Only time will tell…
Before midday there were some far-reaching views, but by lunchtime, all was a little cloudier. Still, as I ‘summit-ed’ the Col des Truges, there was a breath-taking view of Mont Blanc – and considering the tiny 35mm lens on my camera, I think the picture not too bad, but it really doesn’t compare with the real-life apparition!
Tomorrow is my last day of 3 weeks of visits in Beaujolais – 50 domaines – next week will be only typing – and even more typing!
Mont Blanc – can you see him?
