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October 2004
September 2004
July - August 2004
June 2004
May 2004

>>> October 2004

In our vineyards in october...
The grape harvest ended on 7th october. It lasted 12 days on our property. The grape harvest were exceptional due to the quantity and the quality of the grapes. To see all the images from the grape harvest 2004, click here .	- Basket of grapes Chardonnay 2004 -

Grape in flower in June 2004 - Click to enlarge Grape of Pinot Noir end of July 2004 Grapes of Pinot Noir on the 30th august 2004 Grapes of Pinot noir from the harvest 2004
- Pinot noir in June, July, end of August and cut during the harvest 2004 -

In our cellars in october...
After having been cut, the garpes were pressed. From the grapes we extract the juice. From 8000kg of grapes, we get approximately 51Hl of juice		- Fall of grape juice from the press --

- Tuns -

During the harvest, we initiated the first alcoholic fermentation. We added yeast that ate the sugar and transformed it into alcohol.

>>> September 2004

L'actualité principale de septembre c'est bien sûr la préparation des vendanges. C'est la période de l'année la plus importante pour nous. Elle vient récompenser un an de travail parfois difficile mais toujours passionnant dans les vignes et elle est le prélude d'années de patience en caves pour que le vin nouveau prenne toute sa maturité.
Les vendanges 2004 ont débuté le 26 septembre.

In our vineyards in september...

During september we prepared the harvest which begun on the 26th September.

- Chardonnay on the 30th August 2004 -

Grape in flower June 2004 - Click to enlarge Grape of Pinot Noir end of july 2004 Grapes of Pinot Noir on the 30th August 2004
- Pinot noir en Juin, Juillet et au 30 Aout 2004 -

In our cellars in september...
In september, we have received our new press. With this one, you can press 6000kg of grapes.	- Acrobatic unloading of the new press September 2004 -

>>>July - August 2004
In our vineyards in july - august...

Grape of Pinot Noir end of july 2004
- Pinot noir 07/2004 -

End of july : The grapes have matured and grown..

- Grapes of Pinot Noir 07/2004 -

In july and august, we do the raising and trimming.

Vineyards trimmed in july 2004 - click to enlarge

- Vineyards of Vert Toulon trimmed and not trimmed-

In our cellars in july-august...

On the 21st June, we have proceeded to the champagnisation.

Champagnisation June 2004 -
- Placing of the cork-

>>> Beginning of June 2004:
In our vineyards in June....		In our cellars in June... The wine of the vintage 2003 has been filled into the bottles during the last week of april. We predict this will be a great champagne but you will have to wait at least 18 months before tasting it.
	The grapes have appeared in quantity and we can hope of a fruitful vintage.
Nethertheless, all depends on the weather : Sunniness and temperatures can change everything until september. In June, we have done the raising.

>>> May 2004:

In our vineyards in May....

The buds appered a few weeks ago and so we realised the disbudding

In our cellars in May...

The wine of the vintage 2003 has been filled into the bottles during the last week of april. We predict this will be a great champagne but you will have to wait at least 18 months before tasting it.

Filling in bottles of the vintage 2003

>>>March - April 2004:

In our vineyards in March....

Cutting and binding are nearly finished.

In our cellars in March...

The wine of the vintage 2003 will be put in bottle during the last week of april.

Alain Prat and the wines of the vintage 2003

Other news in March

Launching of the website :

We have launch our website on March 1st 2004 to allow our customers to better discover our champagnes and our work.
This website is yours. We would be pleased to have your opinion on it. If you have remarks or if you would like to see other information, please contact us.

Opening of an subsidiary in England:

We have just created a subsidiary to promote our champagne in England. We propose our champagne under the trademark Georges de la Chapelle.
You can contact our subsidiary at: aurelia@delachapelle.co.uk.

>>> October 2004

>>> September 2004

>>>July - August 2004