Château Belgrave 5th Classified Growth - Haut Médoc - 2013
The weather, cool and rainy until June, then the high temperatures of the summer, caused a marked heterogeneity between the grape varieties and a regular and constant growth of the vegetation, mobilizing the teams relentlessly from May to September: meticulous stripping Targeted culling, in order to aerate bunches and optimize maturation, ceaseless vigilance in the vineyard to maintain a good sanitary condition, elimination of heterogeneous clusters ... An investment of every moment, combined with a severe sorting of the harvest both in the vineyard at the winery - the new pendulum grater, which respects the integrity of the shakes and further limits the plant elements has further improved the efficiency of the final manual sorting - this year was the key to success.