The Vineyard
The vineyard is run according to the viticulture raisonnée (sustainable winegrowing), where the main concern is the respect of the grape vine. At the Chèze estate, each vineyard is handled according to the specificities of each parcel. If the slope allows for it, grapevine trellising is used; and if not, grapevine stakes are used on the slopes.
IN THE WINTER :
- Pre-pruning
- Mechanical weeding by tractor or manual by hoe from January to the harvest period
- Final cut at the end of the winter
IN THE FALL :
- Manual harvesting
- Vineyard maintenance : pathways, trellis, terrace walls
IN THE SUMMER :
- Shearing depending on the plots
- Green harvest before the véraison
- Stripping off the leaves in the side where the sun rises in each plot
IN THE SPRING :
“Effervescence at the estate, 1 person for 2 hectares.”
- Bud-pruning
- Lifting or binding the vine, depending on the plots
- Epilonnage, removing the summer lateral at the fructiferous body level
- Replacement of the vine stock uproot the previous year