Last Saturday, spring came to an end; the Sun has left Taurus and is now over Gemini, according to our biodynamic reference calendar by Pierre Masson. Nature has given us a rainy spring which we needed after a very dry year and a half. The light and the skies have been brighter than ever, possibly thanks to the respite we have given it in confinement.
It has been a very special few months of recollection and exclusive concentration on the work in the vineyard, as many visits and trips have been put on hold. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for your health and that this pandemic has affected your loved ones and your work as little as possible.
Rainy springs generate more work in the vineyard, as there is a greater growth of weeds and a greater proliferation of diseases. The soil also requires special attention, and after each heavy rain we try to oxygenate it again with surface work, as if we were kneading a loaf of bread and we wanted to keep the yeast alive.
This year, moreover, budbreak was two weeks earlier, as it had not yet rained, and the plant, being weak, had less patience and less strength to withstand its emergence. Our vines were less affected by this process as we carried out very short pruning in anticipation of the drought and in the search for balance with our way of working the soil, which is always minimal, on the surface and without rotation, to maintain the layers of micro-organisms. As we always say: living soils, living wines!
