“We were actually shot,” says the Zurich-based wine dealer and producer Marc Landolt. “Our warehouses were completely emptied.” He had been really pleased to see that his white wines of the vintage 2018 could be filled due to the early harvest, also according to early, so a few weeks ago–. And now, finally, come to the market.
let us remember: in 2017, the late Frost had done in April, many Swiss winemakers a dash through the bill. The weather damage was minimized immensely, so that some growers were able to even filling nothing; in the case of other goods, the income significantly. The consequence of this was that in the last year almost everything was sold, what was there, namely the wine supplies by 2016. And now-drunk, with regard to the white wines, probably.
satisfaction, in the Canton of Vaud
More than ever, the wine is likely to be connoisseurs now, as for the vines and the juices of the last autumn have been read, have failed. The wine-growers were, it was believed the first assessments, with the warm summer, the Band satisfied. Also because it culminated in a secluded autumn with cold nights. The Bottlers were hoping to wines so successful as in the exceptional year in 1959, says on behalf of the Grand Seigneur of the Vaud wine-growing, Louis-Philippe Bovard from Cully: “My father once said, those vintages to enjoy a maximum of twice in a lifetime.”
heat and drought in the summer months – the majority of red wines such weather is likely to be met actually. Just snooze these for the most part, still in the oak barrels. The question should be allowed whether the third-warmest summer, could not be grown since the start of the measurements in the year 1864 to the Problem. For the white wines, namely, the life in Essence of a crisp, or at least fresh acid.
heat as a balancing act
A high alcohol content was not, in fact, all you need to acid, says Sabine Steiner, winemaker at the lake of Biel. “And that’s why those years are a tightrope walk.” You came, that you have around left to the grape stands, and lots of shade – giving Leaves in a hot summer is an advantage. “In addition, we were able to read one to two weeks earlier than usual because the grapes was already the beginning of September, ripe.”
Just not for too long, the motto in many places. Also in the Canton of Schaffhausen in the case of Markus Ruch, known for acid wines said. He has a 2018er taste like in many places convincing, but he is his toughest critic: “You can tell the Vintage of the heat, for my taste it would be but still crisp.”
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 26.04.2019, 18:33 PM