We have started this month with the bottling of the last 2016 at the Domaine. The wines will be available very soon. Just the time for them to recover after being gently moved in the bottles. As expected, the volumes are low and the stocks will be quickly sold out for this vintage...fortunately the nature has been generous with us in 2017.

With the month of April, a milder and drier weather has also arrived. We were finally able to start ploughing the soil in our vineyard. The ploughing is done in two steps. First, we plough the soil between the rows and then cut the grass between the vinestocks with a steel blade on the tractors.

The grass did not wait for us and it's been difficult to manage it!

At the same time, the vine began to grow. The buds have first inflated and then the budbreak came.

On its side, the weather was almost like summer and with the water we had in the soils, the vine has "popped-up"! The first disbudding began at the end of the month and the crew for the season will join us at the beginning of May to make sure we are on time.

Also, with the end of the rainfalls , we have been able to plant the vines of Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières and Santenay 1er Cru Beauregard.

6600 vinestocks of Chardonnay were planted for these two vines and should give wonderful grapes within 3 years.

The month has been busy and the season is just beginning, May promises to be particularly intense!

Le Domaine Jessiaume