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Denis Dubourdieu’s vintage report

The 2010 vintage at the beginning of ageing:
another very great one for both red and white wines
Professor Denis Dubourdieu

Intro

After the much-awaited and much-vaunted 2009 vintage, which has fully lived up to expectations, could Bordeaux really be blessed with another great vintage the following year? Considering the weather patterns over the summer and analysis of the grapes during the 2010 harvest, the cautious answer was “Yes, maybe”. However, once fermentation finished, the answer became [...]
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Winter 2009 -2010

Early and fairly quick flowering in early June followed by satisfactory fruit set in all grape varieties except for Merlot (affected by coulure and millerandage)
Marked by three cold waves in mid-December, early January, and mid-February, the winter of 2010 was as grey, long, and harsh as that of 2009. Subsequent to a cold winter and [...]
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Summer 2010

A hot, sunny, and dry month of July entailing a slowing down and stoppage of vine growth at the beginning of véraison (colour change).
July 2010 was warmer than that same month in either 2009 or 2005, but without a heat wave as such since the maximum temperature only went above 30°C on three or four [...]
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Autumn 2010

Ideal conditions from beginning to end of the harvest making it possible to pick each plot and each grape variety at optimum maturity
Picking of white wine grapes began on the 2nd of September in the most early-ripening plots of Sauvignon Blanc and the harvest was widespread from the 6th to the 15th. Sémillon grapes at [...]
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