This increase is mainly due to the regular rainfall of the summer season favoring the “fattening” of the grapes.
These are of course, mere forecasts, and the climate can reserve one or two surprises from now to the harvest period.
If one refers to the 2012 and 2013 vintages, these being historically feeble, 2014 seems to be an auspicious year.

In spite of the adverse weather conditions of June and July, marked by violent thunderstorms and hail, the 2014 vintage seems to be in a normal cycle. The absence of extremely low temperatures in winter and a rather mild spring, has favored the grapes, which seem to be slightly in advance.
The Aude and Herault, the two most affected regions by hail, should see their production reduced by 9% approximately.

On the other hand, the sanitary assessment is good and well controlled. The flowering has been much better than the two previous vintages.

We all hope that the forecasts are going to be as good as the ministry has indicated, in order to obtain a larger allotment of the finest wines…

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