Balthazar Château Pape Clément red - Pessac-Léognan 2016 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Balthazar Château Pape Clément red - Pessac-Léognan 2016 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

2016 a trying vintage for a most grandiose outcome. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca Winter 2015-2016 is characterized by exceptionally mild temperatures (+ 2 ° C on average between 01/11/2015 and 28/02/2016) and extremely heavy rainfall from January to March (539mm against 224mm on average) b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca . b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca These wet winter conditions extend into spring into spring in a much below-average thermal context. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca As a result, the vines keep falling behind until the end of June. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca While the non-rainy days between 05/15 and 06/15 are extremely rare, flowering miraculously took place during a window of a few sunny and rather warm days. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca It is from 20/06 that the conditions change radically and that they approach the average of the season. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca At the end of July, the water balance already shows a marked deficit. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The summer temperatures, close to multi-year averages and the water deficit do not, however, compensate for the delay accumulated in the spring. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca While the few millimeters of 09/13 allow for perfect maturation, the high temperatures associated with high thermal amplitudes ensure exceptional grapes. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca