Athena and I went out for our first afternoon of cluster sampling. Unfortunately, I forgot to check battery level in the Flip before we left, so there's just a short bit of video of us walking through Block C (Dijon 114).
The sugars are definitely developing here, but the flavors are still a ways off. I'm glad for the cooler weather forecasted this week, as I'd like to slow down sugar accumulation and the slight raisining we're starting to see in some sections.
The torrential rains last week definitely plumped up berries and diluted the pulp, too. There are a few split berries where cluster swelling crushed a few grapes, but everything looks very clean. No worries of disease pressure here.
Harvest prediction -- Tuesday, Sep 22. First fruit into the winery!!
No comments:
Post a Comment