Lower part of the Quarts de Chaume looking down towards the Layon
Very good news!
At their meeting last night the Syndicat des Quarts de Chaume voted decisively against the use of cryoextraction (also called cryosélection) by 15 votes to 2. Domaine Baumard, who have been allowed to use this technique until now, will be given time to adapt to the ban.
From 2011 the average potential alcohol of the grapes for Quarts de Chaume at the time of picking must be 18° min with 17.5° as the absolute minimum permitted, which I suspect will make cryoextraction both less attractive and largely unnecessary.
From 2011 the average potential alcohol of the grapes for Quarts de Chaume at the time of picking must be 18° min with 17.5° as the absolute minimum permitted, which I suspect will make cryoextraction both less attractive and largely unnecessary.
More details later.
