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NOUVELLES BEAUJOLAIS
DE BOISSET
1ST SEMESTER
2025

© Serge Chapuis

Le Gonnu plot in Blacé
Trellised vines, neat grapes

Adopting this cultivation method – which consists of planting vines
in rows – for all Brouilly Gamay plots was a well-considered choice.

Gradual conversion Supporting the shoots on wires helps the leaf area to spread.
This vineyard transformation, begun in 2009, will last for This limits excess humidity and maximises photosynthesis
another decade: its progress follows the order in which to ensure good vine development. Lifting the vines helps
the vineyards need to be renewed. More than 40 hectares ensure even exposure for the bunches and ventilation for
have been trellised since conversion began, at a consistent the grapes, enabling ideal health and wonderful ripeness.
rate of 2.8 to 3 hectares a year. This vineyard management choice was crucial for the 2024
This is thorough work: it does not mean simply pulling up harvests, with huge yield differences between trellised
old vines and replanting them in rows. Each plot is given and non-trellised vines.
time to recover, then restructured to provide the new Easier cultivation
vines with the best possible exposure. Planting density is
being reduced, with two metres between each row and As the vines are higher and organised in rows within less
80 cm between each vine, and pruning method Cordon densely planted plots, they are easier to care for. Working
de Royat is being used. positions (especially for pruning) are more natural, lifting
is easier, and fewer passes are required for green pruning.
Well-ventilated vines As regards soil tilling, the gap between the rows allows
There are numerous benefits to trellising vines, both for small narrow-track tractors to be used. This machine is
humans and for nature. lighter and more manœuvrable than a high-clearance
tractor, avoiding soil compaction.

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