monday morning in st.amour…

24.7.2017billn

A little blustery and – not surprising given the ‘active’ cloud – there were some rain-showers here and there.

The vines go high here, with breath-taking views – though Mont Blanc was absent this morning: ‘Good‘ said the vigneron – ‘When we can see Mont Blanc, it means that bad weather is coming!‘ We talked about the development of the grapes this year, and basically there is very little veraison so-far here. I mentioned that I took a photo of some coloured grapes in Chambolle on Saturday – so, not to be outdone, the vigneron eventually found some in St.Amour too 🙂

In this neck of the woods, they normally estimate 45 days from first veraison to harvesting. Those early estimates of harvesting around the 25 August seem to have softened and they are now considering the first few days of September as highly possible. Of-course we have a little altitude here, so it will be earlier in the south of Beaujolais…
 

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There is one response to “monday morning in st.amour…”

  1. Joan Coye2nd August 2017 at 1:20 pmPermalinkReply

    I would like to know the approximate harvest dates this year to plan a trip. Thank you.

    • billn2nd August 2017 at 8:53 pmPermalinkReply

      Harvest in Beaujolais is looking like starting the last days in August – more like the first week of September in the Côte de Beaune, and the second week of September in the Côte de Nuits…

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