Field of Chenoy

The field of Chenoy , located at Émines (in the north of Namur), is a wine field including/understanding two buildings of farm of the 18th century and 11 hectares of inclined vineyards of 15% southern talks full.

The ground of this field is argilo - not very deep Limon they and its basements are appropriate perfectly for the culture of the vine since they are a mixture of limestone, sandstone and of schist.

In 2000, Philippe Grafé, having given up his post of managing director of the Grafé-Lecocq company (wine merchant) and unquestionable of the success of the hybrid seedlings in Belgium, decided to benefit from his time to be interested in the potentiality of a professional vine growing in Wallonia.

The vineyard

In 2003, Mr. Grafé planted: 25000 feet of German type of vines using a farming machine with the laser originating in the same country on the Field of Chenoy that it had acquired the previous year. These: 25000 feet distributed out of 6 hectares include/understand: 12000 feet of the red Type of vine Regent (created in 1967) and: 13000 feet of interspecific varieties (Bronner, Merzling, Johanniter, Solaris, Photogravures, all created between 1968 and 1983).

In April 2004, it continued the creation of the vineyard with 2 hectares (: 7000 feet) of the type of vine Pinotin (created in 1980) and in order to try out the production of table grapes, it planted: 1000 seedlings of blue Muskat.

In April 2005, the vineyard still grows bigger by the plantation of: 4000 seedlings of the type of vine Rondo and of: 4000 seedlings coming from a crossing with the type of vine Cabernet-sauvignon (created in 1991).

Wine

“This wine is very coloured, nicely scented by flavors evoking blackcurrant or confiturée bilberry. The mouth is flexible and harmonious with slightly spiced savors. In spite of earliest youth of the vines which explains a light lack of body and persistence, this first vintage lets foresee the very beautiful potentiality of this Walloon ground type of vine. ”

See too

Articles of Wikipédia

Vine growing in Belgium

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