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Morning of the oenologists - Bordeaux the 20/03/2009

Within the framework of “the Oenological Technical days of the Faculty of Bordeaux”, Jean Pierre COUSINIE, specialist recognized in the nutrition of the vine,

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CHILE 2010: a catastrophe without precedent.
Present on the site during the seism that struck a whole area of Chile, we measured the extend of this catastrophe on the people as well as on the equipement.
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Attempts and researches in biologic Agriculture
The Jean Pierre COUSINIE company, the French Institute of Vine and Wine(IFV), and the Farmers' association of the Haute-Garonne (France),
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France : Vintage 2009

Aquitaine:

From May, at the beginning of vegetation, strong hailstorms fell down on the Aquitaine region, especially on the soils ranging between Saint-Emilion and Castillon la Bataille.
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Spain : Vintage 2009
In the area of Toro (Spain), the year 2009 is particularized by a more or less important hydrous stress.
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Opening page arrow Flash Vines arrow Vine varieties
Varieties Print
Red varieties

 Cutting

Planting   
            Particularité      
Alicante BouchetShort

Broken land

Sensitive to wind

Aramon

Short

Poor land

Sensitive to sun scald

Cabernet Franc

Long or Short

Clayey-calcareous, sandy land, and acid soil

Sensitive to hydric stress

Cabernet Sauvignon

Long or Short

Gravelly, draining, well exposed acid land

Sensitive to stalk scorch, chlorosis and drought

Caladoc

Short

Dry southern lands

Not sensitive to drop

Carignan

Short

Mostly unfertile land, hot area

Sensitive to potassium deficit, wind resistant

Carménére

Long or Short

Land of average fertility

Highly sensitive to drop, hard to bring to ripeness

Cinsaut

Short

Poor, dry land

Highly resistant to drought

Cot

Long

Calcareous land

Sensitive to dropHighly resistant to drought

Gamay

Short

Cool area

Sensitive to millerandage

Grenache noir

Short

Gravelly or pebbly land

Sensitivity to drop and magnesium deficit

Marselan

Short

Semi-broken

Quite drought-resistant

Merlot

Long or Short

Deep clayey-calcareous land with good water input

Sensitive to spring frost and intense drought

Mourvédre

Short

Sufficiently deep calcareous land, hot area, average fertility

Late and difficult ripeness

Négrette

Short

Gravelly and sandy land

Sensitive to drop and to millerandage

Petit verdot

Short

Gravely soil and humid land

Late and difficult ripeness, sensitive to wind breakage

Pinot noir

Long or Short

Clayey-calcareous land

Sensitive to grillure

Syrah

Short

Hot area and acid soil

Highly sensitive to chlorosis, sensitive to wind breakage

Tannat

Long or Short

Gravelly and sandy land, humid areas

Late ripeness

Tempranillo

Courte

Deep sandy land, or clayey-calcareous, with good water reserves

Sensitive to wind
White and rosé varieties

Taille

Planting 
Particularities

Chardonnay

Long or Short

Calcareous or marly land of average fertility

Be aware of spring frost and drought

Chasselas

Long or Short

Broken, semi-broken

Sensitive to millerandage and stalk scorch

Chenin

Long or Short

Calcareous or schistose broken, draining land

Sensitive to millerandage and stalk scorch

Clairette

Short

Calcareous, mostly infertile, poor and dry land

Sensitive to wind

Colombard

Long or Short

Hot and dry terroir

Sensitive to stalk scorch and seed shedding

Gewurztraminer

Long

Marly land

Sensitive to drop, chlorosis and stalk scorch

Maccabeu

Short

Slightly pebbly broken land, hot and well drained

Sensitive to drying-out in overly cool areas and wind

Marsanne

Short

Mostly infertile and pebbly land

Sensitive to drought and wind

Mauzac

Short

Clayey-calcareous land, or calcareous land, preferably broken

Problems with wood lignification

Melon

Long or Short

Clayey-siliceous land, somewhat cool area

Quite resistant to winter frost

Muscat à petit grain blanc

Short

Calcareous land

Sensitive to hydric stress, to wasps and bees

Muscat d'alexandrie

Short

Gravelly, hot and dry land

Drought-resistant

Riesling

Long

Calcareous land, though also on schist

Low sensitivity to stalk scorch

Roussanne

Long or Short

Poor, clayey-calcareous land, quite rocky and well exposed

Highly sensitive to Thripadae

Sauvignon

 

Long

 

Land of slight or average fertility, dry and hot

Sensitive to high humidity

Semillon

Long or Short

 

Clayey-calcareous land and gravelly soil

Little sensitivity to stalk scorch

Ugni blanc

Long or Short

Good adaptation

Little sensitivity to stalk scorch

Viognier

Long

 

Sufficiently deep though not too fertile land

Sensitive to drought and at times slightly sensitive to wind

 

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Cousifertyl

Discovering soil fertilizers Cousifertyl...

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Testimonials

Château Landure (Mailhac)
Carried out on the property since 1987, the Méthode Cousinié has made it possible to show the consistency of harvests from both a quantitative and qualitative standpoint, by means of adopting varieties to the terroir.
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Château St Jacques d’Albas (Minervois)

After I acquired the Château St Jacques d’Albas in Minervois in 2001, I decided to call in Jean-Pierre Cousinié.

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Château Tayac (Margaux)

In 1995, through the intermediary of a winegrower friend, we became acquainted with Mr. Jean-Pierre Cousinié and his method.
At our first meeting, we were won over by the conduct of this method, based on observation and highly-focused analyses, from the soil to the grape bunch.

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