Le mois d’octobre s’est axé sur l’assemblage des vins for the 2022 vintage, on the monitoring of theVinificationas well as on thepreparation of the vines for the winter cycle. In the cellar, we started with thebâtonnage des blancs. Cela consiste à stirring the fine lees of the winethat settle at the bottom of the barrels or tanks to suspend them again. This operation is traditionally carried out using a stick. We continued withthe blendingof the grape varieties to create our new cuvées. Next comesthe topping up qui est une action périodique visant à toujours maintenir le niveau maximal des fûts et des cuves de vin. Cela compense les pertes, dues à absorption or evaporation.
In the vineyards, we prepare the soils for the winter cycle using several methods. Le grubbinginvolves removing weeds between the rows.The intercepcomplements the grubbing to clean the bases of the vines. These two methods avoid the use of chemical herbicides and inputs in line with ourconversion to organic certificationthat we will achieve in 2023.
The leaves are starting to fall, signaling the resting period for the vines.
The harvest of our 4 hectares of olive trees began on Monday 24 October to produce ourAOP Vallée des Baux olive oil.
