The weather was beautiful this weekend, with 8mm of rain on Saturday 27th August.

Today, the 29th August, we have completed our preparations for the harvest, that will begin tomorrow, August 30, and certainly with the ‘young' roussannes.

Our current general impression of the vineyards of the Southern Rhone is as follows:

– The health of the grapes are impeccable.

– The vintage 2005 differs to the 2003 and 2004 with slightly lower temperatures in the growing season, the temperatures were in the optimum levels without reaching into the extreme highs. The grapes in 2005 have a beautiful balance and high concentration of anthocyanes. 

All around the potential alcohol in the grapes are marginally higher than 2004, with higher acidity concentration.