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A year in the vineyard: Harvesting period

VENDANGES AND VINIFICATION…

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A year in the vineyard: the maturity

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A year in the vineyard : ripening

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A year in the vineyard : flowering

SILENCE IT GROWS……

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SAQ is welcoming Petit Tracteur red

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A year in the vineyard : flowering

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A year in the vineyard: leafing

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VENDANGES AND VINIFICATION AT CHÂTEAU DES SOURCES

We are mid-September and the weather conditions of recent days are exceptional. The redoux, which has spread throughout the Rhone Valley, has caused a rapid evolution of degrees and accelerated the rate of intake of our grapes in the cellar. The vineyard of Château des Sources has passed the Cape of mid-harvest, but in an orderly way!
We notice an extraordinary diversity of situations in the vineyard. And if the degrees rise quickly, all the reds have not reached their optimum polyphenol. A big work of classification is necessary to separate the wheat from the chaff: blocked and / or charged vines, balanced vines ripening normally …

The work of the winemaker continues at this crucial time, to identify the best plots for the creation of our wines. Ke knows his terroir, his vineyard, a know-how learned vintage after vintage, and chooses finely the harvesting dates to manage the vines as better as possible.

After the vineyard, go to the winery. While the overall trend is at slightly lower PH than last year, some adjustments are necessary. The work of the oenological team begins to control vat tanks, and follow with finesse the evolution of wines via regular analysis and tastings.
The beginnings of alcoholic fermentations (transformation of sugar into alcohol) are a little chaotic at the beginning of this harvest, a direct result of low levels of nitrogen.

Nevertheless, the first tastings of the whites and the rosés give a glimpse of beautiful aromatic expressions, even if the Chardonnay and the Grenache rosé are still a little shy. Beautiful promises on the first Merlot and Syrah rosés, which express themselves while gluttony on intense nose of fresh strawberry and nectarine.

To be continued…

GRAPES MATURITY CHECK: THE ART OF CHOOSING THE PERFECT DATE FOR HARVESTING.

At the Château des Sources, the ripeness checks of grapes is ongoing as the harvest approaches!
While the Marselan is still at colour break, the white grape varieties will probably be harvested by the end of the week.

The winegrowers are taking place in their starting blocks for the 2019 vintage !

RIPENING

Crucial step in the vineyards : here it comes the ripening ! At the end of July with the strong sunshine of the last few weeks, colors of Syrah Berries have changed. Thanks to the sun, pulp continues to enrich their sugar level. However, we will have to show some patience before harvesting…

Happy Bastille day !

SILENCE IT GROWS…

Do you know them ? Do you know that Grenache is the emblematic grape / lighthouse of the Rhone Valley. Known to withstand heat and drought, it has a high degree of sweetness. Generally blended, it contributes to the power of its wines. Mourvèdre is a very late-maturing variety.

It brings to the wines an intensity and a power of great finesse. It is two grape varieties are also a good duet. So under the sun of Provence, swept by the mistral our vineyards continue to grow at the Château des Sources… Highly the relative coolness of the night in this scorching period to rest the vineyard and men who watch them throughout the year…

Discover Petit Tracteur in 40 SAQ stores throughout the month of June!
A fruity and spicy Côtes du Rhône, to fully enjoy the summer that settles …

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Reforest’action

Vignobles & Compagnie is committed to the environment! In this weekend of mobilization for sustainable development and on this WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, we are acting today thanks to Reforest’Action, an organization that acts to replant trees around the world.

Today, the great Amazonian and Peruvian tropical forests, the real lungs of the earth, are threatened and suffering from rapid deforestation. With this project we participate effectively to restore better air quality, but also water, climate and biodiversity. It is a matter of survival for local people, but also on a global scale!

Our goal is to replant 2000 trees by the end of 2019 / early 2020. But we do not intend to stop there, thanks to your support! You also contribute to this action by our side, become a consum’actor!

HOW DOES IT WORK ?
When you buy our Les Combelles Vignobles & Compagnie (on our online store) labeled “Refores’Action” you make a gesture for nature, because we are committed to replant a tree every 3 bottles sold.

To learn more about this move https://www.reforestaction.com Reforest’Action

Sunny and dry, this is the ideal time for vineyards and the blossoming of flowers at Château des Sources. We notice that at this moment the sepals are already beginning to look like tiny grapes.
Meet our baby Grenache …!

EXIT OF THE FIRST LEAVES AT THE CHÂTEAU DES SOURCES

The mistral has been invited in recent days in the northern and southern Rhone Valley, bringing a freshness that was thought almost forgotten, with the mild weather of the first quarter. But this freshness, quite relative, which made us fear some nocturnal frosts, did not prevent the continuation of the vegetative cycle of the vine, and the first leaves to appear here and there. Here comes the time of the leafing.

This period is therefore the transition from the bud stage to the new shoot stage, where the first leaves appear by definition. First one, then two to three spread leaves … This is an important stage in the cycle of the vine, because the appearance of the leaves, which will develop, constitute the vital organs of the vine. It is the seat of photosynthesis that focuses biochemical and photochemical reactions.

They allow the formation of the green organs of the plant, which will be used for its development, that of fruits and their enrichments in sugar.

The Château des Sources is no exception to the rule. Thus, we already observe the first shoots, which indicate that the vine is awake and ready to give the best of itself.