The exceptionally hot, dry spring of 2011 will live long in the memory, favouring very early vine growth. The summer, on the other hand, was generally wet and cool, but this advance was not to be, and a hot and stormy spell at the end of August favoured an early onset of Botrytis. Harvesting began at the beginning of September in summer sunshine and continued under ideal conditions for the development of noble rot. The harvest was generous and perfectly balanced.
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