After a mild and rainy winter, there was a temporary drop in temperatures in March with some nights below 0 ° C at the very beginning of bud break in the last week of the month. Fortunately, the newly opened shoots were still protected by the cottony tissue of the shoot and were not damaged by the frost. The rest of spring was generally warm with normal rainfall which ensured regular vegetative development until flowering, which took place on average between 20 and 25 May. There was an intense rainy period in mid-June, followed by a very long period of drought with a substantial absence of rain and scorching temperatures until the end of August. The veraison was homogeneous and rapid between 20 and 25 July, with the grapes starting to ripen under a scorching sun. The harvest began even before mid-August, on the 13th of August with the bunches of “milleviti” Sauvignon to end on the 24th of the same month. This year was one of those rare occasions when Viognier and Verdicchio were harvested at the same time, while Vermentino was left to mature until harvest in the second week of September. The early harvest and the absence of marked water stress thanks to the abundant rainfall in June allowed the grapes to express a beautiful aromatic typicality, in particular the Sauvignons.
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