We stayed overnight in Chavignol and were completely unaware that Sancerre and much of the surrounding area was in thick mist as it was Chavignol. It wasn't until we drove up to the viewpoint above Chavignol at the top of Les Monts Damnésthat we were aware of the mist making the top of Sancerre town appear as an island. A little later when we drove across to Pouilly it was thick mist.
Looking down the Monts Damnés with Chavignol
below and islands including Sancerre out of the mist
Les Monts Damnés and Sancerre
Bright sunshine on the vines above Chavignol –
often Chavignol is in the mist and Sancerre in the clear
Mist swirling over the vines towards Amigny
The row of trees marks the main road from Sancerre to Bourges
with a flock of birds flying through the white layer of mist
Other Sancerre photos
Pierre and Lauriane Martin
with 2016 Sancerre juice in their glasses
Picking on the steep slopes of the
Clos de la Poussie above Bué
The Clos de la Poussie is in a better state than it was
but there are still many missing vines here
Pattern of vineyards close to Bué
Chavignol – harvest over it is time to clean up
Picking may have finished but spiders are still busy
A glimpse of the Loire with Sancerre in the
distance from above Les Loges (AC Pouilly-Fumé)
3 comments:
It was really foggy here in Preuilly yesterday too, so it must have been fairly widespread.
iS THAT the kind of mist followed by sun we could hope to cause boytritis?
Graham
Graham it would in the Layon but botrytis tends to be rarer in Sancerre. The 2016 vintage is largely over now. There are a few producers who make late harvest wines occasionally - Bourgeois for example.
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