16 September 2018
Photo of the Carménère before harvest at Henri Duporge
Here one understands why this grape variety was abandoned. The yield is low, the bunches are small, and it also requires long pruning because the bunches are far from the stock.
Difficult to bring in more than 20 hectos per hectare with this grape variety.
Yet it is a truly great grape variety for producing truly great wines.
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