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The conditions for the for the vintage 2019 have been great. The winter 2018/2019 brought enough precipitation in Austria. So the soil was able to accumulate a high amount of water during that time. Spring was knocking at our doors quite early and the warm weather accelerated the budding. The vines grew quickly and vigorously. A dry and hot summer followed and fortunately we always had stronger rainfalls when it appeared that the water supply for the vines would become scarce

First of all, this 2019 year was better thant the two last ones. Last year, harvest was a week to 10 days early; this year we had a harvest beginning at a normal time. A mild winter helped kickstart the vines, cool April and May slowed down growth. We were lucky to avoid spring frosts, but we had to face high temperatures of this summer… To fight the drought and avoid a third problematic year, the appelation of Vacqueyras allowed to use irrigation for the vines. Despite summe