Blanc Sec de Suduiraut - Château Suduiraut - Bordeaux 2019 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Blanc Sec de Suduiraut - Château Suduiraut - Bordeaux 2019 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

The 2019 vintage was characterized by a rainy end of autumn and start to winter, very mild temperatures and only one cold episode lasting a week during this period. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca Precipitation at the start of the growing season in April required special vigilance to avoid possible damage from late blight. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The weather conditions at flowering, at the beginning of June, were mixed and we observed a little coulure on some plots. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca From mid-June, the temperatures rose sharply and we were faced with two episodes of heatwave at the end of June and the end of July, which the vines fortunately withstood well. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca On July 26, a large thunderstorm (more than 100 mm cumulative) caused temperatures to drop and restored some water reserve in the soil. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca Maturation was revived in an overall dry August. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The whole vineyard was very healthy. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The harvest took place from September 4 to 16. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca As every year, we simultaneously picked the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grape varieties to produce batches that fermented together. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The degrees were interesting and lower than usual. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca These early terroirs were harvested in three days. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca We resumed on Monday, September 9 and we harvested the more clayey soils of the North-West part of our vineyard at the end of the week. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The maturity being shifted, we proceeded to sort the most golden bunches and we suspended the harvests until Monday, September 16, the last day of the harvest. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca