2009

Cold winter weather with daily temperatures around 5°C lasted till end of April. From moderate spring temperatures we jumped into warm-hot May weather with daily temperatures above 25°C. Vegetation in the vineyard started very intensive. Flowering began on 22nd of May. This is one week earlier than average. Immediately after flowering a period of cold and rainy weather started. At the beginning of this period we suffered two serious hail storms. Luckily apart from a few local vineyards, ours weren’t damaged seriously. We had very warm, dry and sunny August and beginning of September. Ripening of the grapes was very fast. Due to hail damages and cold rainy weather during flowering time the crop was lower 20 - 40%.The grapes at the harvest were of very good health condition and of very good aroma concentration.