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Dosage trials for the 2010 Blanc de Noir
If I were to try and sum up 2011 in 4 words they would be “Not bad at all”. We had testing times of course but you have to expect that in our “marginal” climate. 5000 new vines were planted during the driest Spring on record but thanks to our crack team of farming geniuses they were well watered and are all doing fine. Where others suffered with bad weather during flowering our little corner of Dorset was blessed 5 days of glorious sunshine leaving us with a potentially bumper crop. Summer was rubbish, grey & cloudy but we were saved by an Indian Summer allowing us to delay picking until the fruit was perfect. The juice is all now fermented and tucked up in tank & barrel for the Winter and tasting mighty fine.
Last year’s mini harvest was bottled in the early Spring. The 2010 Blanc de Noirs (1800 bottles) and the Rose (150 bottles) are now almost ready for disgorgement & dosage and should be ready for sale next Summer. Both are (imho) pretty damn good. The Classic Cuve and the Reserve wines will remain in storage, gracefully ageing until they’re ready to face the light of day.
All in all. Not a bad year.
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