Chateau de Ricaud - Dourthe - Loupiac 2016 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056
The first half of 2016 was particularly rainy and mild, constituting excellent water reserves which will prove very useful in the vineyard thereafter. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Indeed, the sun sets in for a long time from mid-June with very dry weather until the end of the harvest. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 These good water reserves associated with temperatures without excess during the day but very cool at night, contribute to the favorable development of the fruit and its aromas during ripening. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Delayed by the late but uniform arrival of Botrytis, the sweet wines are harvested in two sorts on October 20 and November 4. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The vinification in barrels reveals the purity of the citrus aromas, typical of the seminaries of the Château de Ricaud. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056