I'm not saying that making wines from great terroirs is easy, but you don’t really ask yourself too many questions, whereas working with less easy terroirs requires creativity.
Above all, TERRA BURDIGALA was created to help and support a group of carefully chosen Bordeaux winegrowers who, like us, believe that sensible viticultural principles are one of the keys to success. Our motto is respect for nature... Without such respect, we would be depriving our wines of their true character.
The need for rigorous assessment
Every parcel and every vinestock benefits from the upmost care based on rigorous assessment.
Approaching the vineyard through the principles of “lutte raisonnée� (measured protection) involves assessing and treating the vine according to the threat of diseases and the stage of vegetative growth. The indigenous yeasts are thereby protected.
Using only organic manures and grassing in order to balance the vine's nutritive requirements, limiting the use of chemical weedkillers and enhancing the natural environment... All these practices are the gage of the finest expression of the terroir in the fruit.
Hands-on management as a key to success
The first tool to success, however, remains observation !
Absolutely nothing can replace close and regular observation of the vineyard in order to understand what is going on and respond as accurately as possible to its needs.
These practices become more demanding in the summer... Leaf removal and green pruning may become necessary, in order to obtain balanced yields which correspond to the potential of each parcel. The aim is to reach optimum ripeness and sufficient concentration in the grape, in order to give the best possible expression of the individual terroirs.
TERRA BURDIGALA lets nature speak for itself !
Above all, TERRA BURDIGALA was created to help and support a group of carefully chosen Bordeaux winegrowers who, like us, believe that sensible viticultural principles are one of the keys to success. Our motto is respect for nature... Without such respect, we would be depriving our wines of their true character.
The need for rigorous assessment
Every parcel and every vinestock benefits from the upmost care based on rigorous assessment.
Approaching the vineyard through the principles of “lutte raisonnée� (measured protection) involves assessing and treating the vine according to the threat of diseases and the stage of vegetative growth. The indigenous yeasts are thereby protected.
Using only organic manures and grassing in order to balance the vine's nutritive requirements, limiting the use of chemical weedkillers and enhancing the natural environment... All these practices are the gage of the finest expression of the terroir in the fruit.
Hands-on management as a key to success
The first tool to success, however, remains observation !
Absolutely nothing can replace close and regular observation of the vineyard in order to understand what is going on and respond as accurately as possible to its needs.
These practices become more demanding in the summer... Leaf removal and green pruning may become necessary, in order to obtain balanced yields which correspond to the potential of each parcel. The aim is to reach optimum ripeness and sufficient concentration in the grape, in order to give the best possible expression of the individual terroirs.
TERRA BURDIGALA lets nature speak for itself !