VINTAGE 2021: CLIMATIC HAZARDS OF VITICULTURE IN BOURGOGNE
Established in Bourgogne for centuries, viticulture is undoubtedly experiencing a turning point in its history. At stake ? Climate change which brings many hazards with a strong impact on viticulture and wine production.
While demand remains very strong, these phenomena have a strong impact on the yield of the vines. For example, the historic spring frosts of 2021 generated in Bour...
Maison Louis Max is a major winegrowing house founded in 1859 in Nuits Saint Georges in the heart of Burgundy. Evgueni Louis Max, its founder, was the son of a wine producer. Today, with more than 260 hectares of land in Burgundy and southern France, Louis Max produces mainly red wines, but also white wines and a Crémant de Bourgogne. The excellence of its wines is recognized the world over, and the winery is one of the jewels in the crown of ...
In Burgundy, the vineyards extend over prestigious appellations such as Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, Aloxe-Corton and Nuits-Saint-Georges. In Mercurey, the estate also holds a monopoly on Clos de La Marche, Premier Cru Les Vasées and Les Caudroyes. Louis Max also owns exceptional terroirs in Rully in the Corbière appellation, Château Pech-Latt, and in the Côtes du Rhône appellation, Domaine de la Lyre.
The vineyard is fully certified by Ecocert and produces quality organic wines that respect terroirs and soils. The Louis Max house has been committed to organic farming since the 90s, and has been a real forerunner in the field.
The teams use horses for ploughing and only natural fertilizers and indigenous yeasts. Everything is done to limit human intervention as much as possible at every stage of wine production and vine cultivation.
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