Another magnificent day, thanks to the mistral wind.

There was some cloud cover early in the morning, with a light southerly wind, as you can see from the photograph taken this morning.

Around 10 am the mistral wind picked up and blew it all way. This picture was taken from the same place, in the afternoon.

We had a light picking day today. The full team is resting, as we prefer to wait a bit longer. The small team gradually continues to pick the Syrah grapes at Beaucastel.

We use truncated segment wooden vats for fermenting Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes. These two varieties tend to show reduction, and wooden vats limit this phenomenon. Another advantage is that cap-punching is easier in wooden vats than in most other types of vat.

Empty wooden vats awaiting Syrah grapes at Beaucastel.