Off to a Good Start with Reds in Bordeaux
The Merlot harvest has begun amid ideal conditions
Posted: Sep 24, 2009 8:00am ET
Picking of the young Merlot has just started at Château Giscours and Haut-Bailly, and the maturity of the grapes looks promising, both by the numbers and by taste. The weather is expected to be great through the end of the month, allowing us to move on to the older Merlot and hopefully start Cabernet in early October.
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