Years come and go, feeling all too familiar

For the third consecutive year (after 2021 and 2022), temperatures dropped below zero this morning. Damage is visible on the young vines (which were ahead of schedule) or early-budding grape varieties (Malbec, Merlot…). Yet we remain optimistic: the damage remains manageable, even if it is still a little early to quantify. Late-budding varieties had not yet broken bud. The good news is that we will only have one night of frost in early April, though this does not yet rule out a later cold snap. To be continued…