The Muscadet vineyards at the western end of the Loire Valley have had their potential 2008 harvest reduced by half following a severe frost last week.
Although reports of the damage caused by the frost on the night of 6 April varied, initial fears that around half of the vintage had been wiped out have now been confirmed.
Elodie Besseas, of the regional wine trade body Interloire, said vines around Bouaye, 10km southwest of Nantes, were so badly hit, 'the loss is up to 100%.'
'At the moment we are looking at a 50% loss overall,' Besseas, who is technical expert for the Loire Valley vineyards from Nantes to Blois, told decanter.com. 'There are considerable variations from sector to sector. In June, once the flowering is over, we will be able to produce a final estimate of the size of the 2008 Muscadet vintage.'
April 14, 2008
Jim Budd
Decanter magazine
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