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2020 WAS NOTABLE
FOR ITS MILDNESS
AND LOW RAINFALL
After a winter with no serious frosts, we went straight into a spring dominated by sunny, dry
weather, resulting in very early bud break.
Infrequent outbreaks of rain in June and July were not enough to stave off water shortages. Very high
summer temperatures combined with intense sun exposure levels led to the vines gradually falling
prey to hydric stress, causing delays to fruit ripening before harvest-time.
Once again, the vegetative cycle was shortened, being almost three weeks ahead of 2019’s. Thankfully,
the harvest was saved by the relative cool of the nights. The harvest was of marvellous quality but
there was very little juice in the red grapes (reduction of 30 to 50%), and reasonable potential alcohol,
despite the heat. The whites, on the other hand, coped very well with these extreme conditions and
yields were very good.
Boisset La Famille des Grands Vins - www.boisset.com - Special Issue - The 2020 Vintage 5
