An early harvest for the whites

We’ve started picking our Sauvignon Blancs this morning under beautiful sunny skies. This white harvest is probably the earliest we have ever seen in Margaux!
This exceptional precocity is partly explained by a particularly hot spring which saw flowering arrive about two weeks earlier than usual. The hot summer that followed allowed the grapes to acquire good maturity, prompting us to harvest earlier in order to maintain good acidity.
Although it is still a little early to predict the quality, a vintage that is a little more opulent than in recent years seems to be emerging.