Pierre Aguilas
“The 2010 vintage is looking fairly good. Although it’s still a bit early to deliver a verdict, we’re somewhere between a quality year and a great year,” reports grower Pierre Aguilas, chairman of the Loire Valley Wine Trade Fair.
The 2009-2010 campaign has certainly enjoyed quite favourable weather. Volume-wise, according to the forecasts issued on 1 September by FranceAgriMer, “total 2010 output will be 47.26 million hectolitres, slightly more than in 2009 but still lower than the average of previous years.”
Overall my impression is that 2010 will be more variable than 2009. My reflections on the vintage so far to be posted later today or tomorrow.
