Very dry winter. February and March were very cold. April: high rainfall, very low temperatures (late, heterogeneous bud break).
Spring temperatures below past 30 years’ average (late flowering). July was cold but August was hotter than in the previous 7 years.
End of summer: major water stress. End of July: intense heat. Rain in the early autumn (homogenized maturity of the grapes). Merlots were harvested early October (very good conditions). Wait for full maturity of the Cabernets: the good plots were picked in excellent condition.
Hard rain on Oct. 14 (accelerated harvesting). One of the most complicated vintages in 10 years.

AOC SAINT-JULIEN
Second cru classé en 1855
AREA UNDER VINES : 82 ha
SOIL : Garonne gravel from the first quaternary, settled more than 600 000 years ago