During the winter, even though the vines are resting, activity at the Château de Musset and Château Chêne-Vieux doesn’t stop. Among other things, we received the barrels we had ordered for this year. We can now age the 2020 vintage harvested last September, as both fermentations (alcoholic and malolactic) are […]
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This year, the harvest started early at the Musset and Chêne-Vieux estates! After placing the harvested berries in the tanks, the alcoholic fermentations also began in our temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Alcoholic fermentation is the biochemical process during which yeast transforms the sugar from the grapes into alcohol, releasing carbon […]
For the Past Few Days, We’ve Started to Notice a Change in the Color of the Berries in the Vineyards of Château de Musset and Château Chêne-Vieux. This Marks the Start of Veraison. Veraison is the moment when the grape berries change color, going from green to red/purple, as seen […]