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FACTS AND DATA ABOUT THE VINEYARD

Land:

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GPS Coordinates: 51'12N 1'05E

Altitude: 80-95m

Aspect: ESE, slope 1:7.5

Topography: Dry valley, dip slop of North Downs

Bedrock: Upper chalk

Soil: Quaternary head deposits / clay with flints / chalk rendzina

Planting:

2,312 Pinot Meunier; clones 818 and 924; rootstock 41b

1,400 Pinot Noir; clones 375 and 700; rootstock 41b

1,470 Melon B; clone 1057; rootstock SO4

Trellising system: virtual shoot positioning, double guyot

Row spacing: 2.2m

Vine spacing: 1.1m

Planting date: 20 April 2022​

ANNUAL GROWING SEASON AND HARVEST DETAILS

​2021 (site preparation):

Growing season mean temperature (Apr-Oct): 13.11C

Growing season GDD: 850

Monthly rainfall April-Oct: 7, 144, 114, 85, 116, 26, 178

Latest air frost: 7 May (-0.9C)

2022 (first year - no harvest):

Growing season mean temperature: 14.47C

Growing season GDD: 1,027

Monthly rainfall April-Oct: 26, 81, 37, 13, 8, 103, 72

Latest air frost: 28 April (-0.2C)

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2023: (second year - no harvest)

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Growing season mean temperature: 14.2C

Growing season GDD: 987

Monthly rainfall April-Oct: 120, 21, 24,113, 68, 40, 258(!)

Latest air frost: 16 May (-0.1C)

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2024: (micro harvest)

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Growing season mean temperature: 13.96C

Growing season GDD: 906

Monthly rainfall April-Oct: 142, 91, 38, 75, 60, 138, 149

Latest air frost: 25 April (-0.3C)

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2025: (first commercial harvest)

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Growing season mean temperature: [   ]

Growing season GDD: [   ]

Monthly rainfall April-Oct: 33, 22

Latest air frost: 23 May (-0.7C)

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