Pruning...is over.

We are giving our last moves of pruning shears in the vines. After more thang Three months of work, the pruning is going to end.

With 25 shots of pruning per foot and 9 000 vines per hectare, it is needed time to cut our 37 plots, sometimes in Chablis, sometimes n Cordon de Royat, which are the only two modes allowed in rthe Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards.

Chablis is prefrered for Chardonnay

Chablis : 2 or 3 branches with 5 buids each cover the space of the vine.

Cordon de Royat is better for Pinot Noir.

Cordon de Royat : A main branch with "coursons" of 2 buds.

Why pruning ?

Plant family of the vine is akin to the liane. Therefore, of course, the vine want to produce wood. Think about that the added length of the branches of 1 vine would exceed 50 meters if do not prune.

So we are pruning for :

-Control of elongation of the branches that would then become too fragile and break under the wind blows and the weight ofthe grappes.
-Limit the number of buds to balance the number of grappes for a perfect maturation.
-Divide the branch in the vine space to avoid having too much branches and leaves which, in summer, promote the developpement of diseases due to moisture.
-Obtain grappes beacause of the right selection of the woods.

Juste remember that to give a fruit, the buds of this year must grows og a bud of last year, and moreover, only the first 5 buds of the branch are fruiting. The selection of the bearing branches are paramount.

The last moves of pruning shears