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Chateau Ussé, the original for "la belle au bois dormante" |
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Rue de
la Loire |
Chateau de Fesle, one of the larger and better known properties.
Improving since recently under new ownership |
The Ch
de Fesle vineyards |
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| The
small village of Bonnezeaux, in the Anjou district, but also with one of
the most prestigious appelations in its own right |
A view
over the vineyards from a hilltop with a wind mill close to St Aubin de
Luigné, with its own village appellations Coteaux de Layon and
Saint Aubin de Luigné |
The
rivers can cause serious flooding, in this case the Layon river |
Chateau de Breuil, close to Chaume and in the appellations Coteaux de
Layon and Beaulieu -sur-Layon |
Coteaux de Layon vineyards with vineyard workers burning 'sarments' (vine
twigs) |
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| In the
Chaume appellation, Chateau Bellerive |
Terraced vineyards down towards AC Quarts de Chaume |
Chaume
vineyards after the rain |
Vines
where winter pruning has been done |
No
doubt Chenin blanc vines |
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| Only
two small branches are kept as a base for next season's growth |
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slope in Bonnezeaux, winter pruned by three vineyard workers |
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| Only
one branch kept for new growth on this one |
"Desherbement" close to the vines but grass growing in-between the rows |
The
wind mill at Petit Bonnezeaux. Vines that have not yet been cut down for
the winter |
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left, winter pruning has not been done, but on the right it is finished |
Three
branches kept in this case, on a rather old vine |
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| It is
almost like an army of skeletons |
A very
old vine not yet cut down |
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A very
young vine (2 years?) being trained on one horizontal wire with one
branch, Could be a young version of Cordon de Royat |
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Savennieres
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| This
is ... horse dung. We're at the back of Clos de la Coulee de Serrant
(Nicolas Joly) and this is part of his biodynamic approach. |
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