Christelle Guibert and Vincent Caillé pruning in the
Terre de Gneiss parcel in early February 2017
Today I heard about the 2017 harvest from Christelle Guibert, one of the partners in Terre de Gneiss that comes from a small vineyard in the commune of Monnières.
In 2016 the harvest from this parcel was tiny – hit by frost and then badly affected by the worst outbreak of mildew in the Loire in many people's living memory.
Unfortunately the late April frost struck here again this year (2017) seriously affecting yields. The Terre de Gneiss parcel was harvested on Tuesday (5th September) yielding only a miserable 7 hectares per hectare. This means that there are not enough grapes to go into their egg fermentation vat this year.
I will be in the Pays Nantais on Monday for a couple of days, so will report further on how the 2017 vintage is going.
Unfortunately the late April frost struck here again this year (2017) seriously affecting yields. The Terre de Gneiss parcel was harvested on Tuesday (5th September) yielding only a miserable 7 hectares per hectare. This means that there are not enough grapes to go into their egg fermentation vat this year.
I will be in the Pays Nantais on Monday for a couple of days, so will report further on how the 2017 vintage is going.
Vincent Caillé's reaction
to the 2017 April frosts
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