In spring, the frost that affected much of Europe didn’t spare Château Chêne-Vieux and Musset. It was during the nights of April 7th, 8th, and 13th that our vines were hit by the frost, but estimating the damage right after the freeze is difficult. We had to wait to better […]
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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 […]
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 […]