2009 has been another hot and dry year here in the Languedoc. Although we had plenty of rainfall over winter and spring it will not take effect until the following year and the weather has been pretty dry since May. Here we are in October and we have seen days of 30ºC and more!

The vendange started early, mid August in the Roussillon and not everyone was ready for it, but has not yet finished here in the Côtes de Malpère with the Cabernet Franc still to be picked. This hot weather has created the perfect conditions for botrytis and they have already done two “tries” for the Chenin Blanc at Gayda.

The word is that we will be looking at a fine vintage, high in quality but the quantity has dropped yet again.