{"id":1696,"date":"2025-01-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.chateaudebellet.com\/size-a-question-of-quality\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:01:27","slug":"size-a-question-of-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chateaudebellet.com\/en\/size-a-question-of-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Size, a question of quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1696\" class=\"elementor elementor-1696 elementor-1387\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6285500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6285500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cb904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6cb904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As soon as the first cold weather sets in and the <strong>sap begins to run<\/strong>, usually at the beginning of December, the biggest job for our winemaker and his team begins: <strong>pruning<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Throughout this stage, we take great care to <strong>respect the flow of sap<\/strong> to protect our beautiful vines.<\/p><p><strong>The aim<\/strong> of pruning is to <strong>control<\/strong> the vine and the <strong>yield<\/strong> of the following harvest, while optimizing <strong>quality<\/strong>. This control allows a concentration (sugar, aromas, etc.) induced by a <strong>chosen number of buds<\/strong>.<\/p><p>There are different types of pruning, and here at Ch\u00e2teau de Bellet we use two: <strong>Double Cordon<\/strong> pruning and <strong>Guyot<\/strong> pruning.<\/p><ul><li>Size in <em><strong>Double Cordon<\/strong><\/em> (or Cordon de Royat) pruning is used for 3 of our grape varieties: the <strong><em>Folle Noire<\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Grenache<\/em><\/strong> and Rolle <strong><em>Rolle<\/em><\/strong>. This type of pruning is characterized by its 2 horizontal arms of about 40 cm, bearing an average of 5 spurs (branches pruned short to concentrate sap).<\/li><li>As for pruning <em><strong>Guyot<\/strong><\/em>pruning, we use it on 2 grape varieties: the <strong><em>Chardonnay<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Braquet<\/em><\/strong>. The vine consists of a trunk extended by an arm (the upper shoot) and a spur (the lower shoot).<\/li><\/ul><p>Pruning is a long process that takes 3 to 4 months and keeps our technical team busy throughout the winter.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Our entire team awaits you at Ch\u00e2teau de Bellet to share our wines and our passion with you!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecef5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ecef5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudebellet.com\/nos-vins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our wines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08eadf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"08eadf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XU1oAh4Fs30?si=bLUJLcaNYS0vMT8w&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As soon as the first cold weather sets in and the sap begins to run, usually at the beginning of December, the biggest job for our winemaker and his team begins: pruning. 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