2004 at Domaine de Marcoux
After a rainy autumn, the winter was dry and fairly mild (with few frosts) but it stretched as far as mid-April.
2005 at Domaine de Marcoux
Winter was very cold, and above all, very windy. From 24 January to mid-March, the Mistral blew practically non-stop, and often very powerfully (gusting up to 110 km/h). It was very cold in February but also in March, when it froze every night from 1-15 March (as low as -10°C) and with the Mistral ever-present !
2006 at Domaine de Marcoux
A relatively cold, long and windy winter, but no rain. After pruning, we worked the soil. Rain fell on 22 May. On the 24th, the Mistral got up and blew until 6 June, every single day, up to 120 km/h – and it tired us out!
2007 at Domaine de Marcoux
Winter was very mild: no big Mistral, and no rain either! Pruning went smoothly. The heat arrived in early April (22-27°C); some rainfall in May and June caused a little mildew, but nothing serious.
2008 at Domaine de Marcoux
Winter was relatively mild: just a few cold days in November and late February, and a huge Mistral in early March.
In late April, the rain settled in, alternating with sunshine and warmth. We know what that means: downy mildew.
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