The arrival of our large team

The arrival of our main team.

Our large team of pickers arrived on Thursday: 250 people, with just as many smiles, who are going to help us get the best from this 2017 vintage.
The few millimetres of rain at the weekend could have been the spoilsport. In the end, the only thing it damaged was our confidence, because new, anti-cyclonic conditions soon took over. Cool nights, beautiful Indian summer sunshine during the day and the north wind ruled out any possible Botrytis development. So we have been able to wait for the grapes to take their time reaching their optimum ripeness.
Thus, at the beginning of next week we are going to start harvesting the Cabernet Sauvignons on the plateau, the very ones that are the heart of Château Margaux. All the weather forecasts are good for next week, and our enthusiasm, at the thought of harvesting perfectly ripe grapes, is all the greater for it…