Domaine Jacques Prieur Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru 2017 Volume:6 bottles x 75cl the growth cycle of the

the growth cycle of the vine during the phase of vegetation was fulgurating (early and rapid flowering at the end of May - beginning of June and "flash" véraison has finished by 10th August)

The harvest started a little later than usual: the first Merlot on 6 September

temperatures became decidedly chillier

We were continuously worried that the fruit would not be able to overcome the August rainfall and the September storms

On the environmental level

Domaine Jacques Prieur Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru 2017 Volume:6 bottles x 75cl the growth cycle of the2017 Sunshine all around! The exceptional mildness and sunshine of March and the first two weeks of April favoured a very rapid development of the vines. The drop in temperatures at the end of April had no consequences and unlike 2016, the frost spared the vineyard. With temperatures still high, the vine's development cycles during the vegetation phase were dazzling (early and rapid flowering at the end of May beginning of June and "lightning"