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NOUVELLES
DE BOISSET HARVESTS
FIRST
SEMESTER
2023

Languedoc

Maison Fortant The harvest, running from 10
Pierre Bessonnet, August to 30 September. The
Oenologist harvest began at night on 10
August with the Sauvignon and
The Weather. The winter was cold Pinot Noir varieties in the Béziers
and dry with a number of frosts, and Montpellier area. This is quite
which, in recent years, are rare significant as over the last ten
phenomena in the South. The humid years, the harvest has always
spring slowed down the start of begun after 15 August.
the growth cycle in the vineyard. Warm weather during the day with
The record heat in May caused a cool nights thanks to sea breezes,
sudden boost and the vines went enabled the grapes to retain their
from a late budburst to flowering 8 aromatic potential and to preserve
to 10 days ahead of schedule. An their sugar/acidity balance. The
assessment of the situation at the chardonnay grapes and the first
time of fruit set confirmed a good rosés quickly followed. But the onset
harvest with volumes 30% higher of storms at the end of August/ to avoid rot developing, something
than in 2021. June was characterised beginning of September hindered that is rare in this region.
by stormy spells with heavy rainfall, our progress. A combination of The end of the harvest was more
which was beneficial to the grapes’ rain and hail caused considerable calm and peaceful with cool, dry
development. The hot summer, with damage in some areas, particularly weather thanks to the Tramontane,
periods of scorching heat, made on the hillsides around Montpellier which helped the late grape varieties,
the vines on the slopes and those and in the foothills of the Gard and such as Cabernet and Malbec, to
with no irrigation thirsty. Hérault regions. finish ripening.
This was highly detrimental to the A vintage in the making. This
Merlot and Syrah varieties which typically early vintage produces
were just reaching maturity. We had colourful wines with a vast array
to wait for the grapes to achieve of aromas and good concentration.
their optimum ripeness and, in Volumes are slightly higher compared
other cases, we needed to harvest to 2021.

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