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Tuesday 30 September 2008

More pictures of the 2008 harvest in the Cher Valley

(29 September 2008)

@Clos Roche Blanche

Côt@Clos Roche Blanche

Côt@Joël Delaunay
A clone that produces large bunches

Côt has a magnificent autumn colour@Joël Delaunay

Gamay@Domaine des Maisons Brulée

Barriques ready and waiting@Clos Roche Blanche

Cher@Thesée
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4 comments:

  1. Geshtin1 October 2008 at 22:15

    Jim, thanks for the pics! BTW, did you hear anything about why CRB is thinking of downsizing? I saw a report on wineterroirs and was a bit puzzled as to why.

    Cheers, Otto

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  2. Jim's Loire1 October 2008 at 22:25

    Otto

    Many thanks for the message.

    Catherine and Didier are now in their 50s with no obvious successor to take over. They have already reduced their vineyard from some 40 ha to 25 ha at present I think. Some time ago they sold off vines near Thesée on the other side of the Cher. They are now I understand considering downsizing further.

    It's a shame because they have been a beacon and inspiration in the Cher Valley but I entirely understand why they are considering cutting back.

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  3. Geshtin2 October 2008 at 20:44

    Jim, thanks for the information. Do you know if the people now in charge of the downsized parts of the original CRB are making wine with the same philosophy?

    -Otto

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  4. Jim's Loire4 October 2008 at 07:21

    Otto

    Some of the vines were bought by a Japanese woman, who certainly had the same philosophy as Didier was advising her. All the grapes were destemmed by hand. This was some time ago and I don't know what is happening there now. I ought to find out.

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