{"id":23293,"date":"2022-03-30T08:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T07:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/le-sacre-du-printemps\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:32:07","slug":"le-sacre-du-printemps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/home\/cos-chronicle\/le-sacre-du-printemps\/","title":{"rendered":"Rite of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”custom-intro”]N<\/span>othing could be more natural, and yet every year the awakening of the vineyard in the spring seems nothing short of miraculous. Take a closer look as Technical Director Dominique Arango\u00efts takes you on a private field trip among the estate\u2019s vines!<\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23421″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]It is 8 A.M. on Tuesday, March 29, and spring has brought warm temperatures. Dominique Arango\u00efts invites us to walk among the vines with him.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23267″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]As temperatures rise, the soils start to warm up. The buds selected during pruning begin to swell before opening and revealing the wool that protected them through winter. All of a sudden, the green tip of each rosette of leaves pokes through, a sure sign of spring. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23237″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Perched on his tractor, Damien, at Cos since 2009, removes the soil that was piled at the base of each vine to protect it in winter. He aerates the soil so it may warm up and foster early, homogenous bud break throughout the vineyard.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23279″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Between the rows of vines, the barley and vetch planted in October has started to grow. \u201cOn the richest plots,<\/em>\u201d Dominique explains, \u201cthey regulate the vigor of the vine by balancing the quantity of nitrogen available.<\/em>\u201d \u00bb<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”23261″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”23255″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]We head down to the plots of Cabernet Sauvignon on the Marbuzet terroir, where we meet Jonathan, who has been a member of the vineyard team at Cos d\u2019Estournel since 2017. He is completing the last phase of pruning, which is undertaken late in the season to control the vigor of certain plots and limit the risks of damage from frost.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23243″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]With the advent of spring, the vine comes to life, as do the hedges that border the vineyard\u2019s plots. Located along the stream known as the Breuil Jalle and its surrounding marshland, the hedges were pruned in the fall. They are essential to the vineyard\u2019s biodiversity throughout the growth cycle.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23249″ img_size=”810×608″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Our visit of one of the last plots, where pruning will occur within the next few days, reveals a magnificent vision of a familiar place\u2026 <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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