Fire in Bordeaux

Sounds terrible.

Anyone have any info from local sources?

These haven’t really stopped in months.

Just yesterday I was cycling in Bouillac just across the river. About 5km away from the centre of the city and the village hall was ablaze, smoke was over the centre as I rode home.

The Gironde has been one of the hottest places in Europe for most of the summer.

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I cycled the route above this morning, probably passing 100 estates in total, the majority of which are not grand (only a few on the final part).

The visual differences in vines was astonishing, the worst looking were almost all around 1/3 to 1/2 covered in red leaves, and tiny bunches.

`Big differences in canopy management, those with high trellising on the whole seemed in much better shape.

But from Creon down to past Cadillac there was a strong smell of smoke and noticeably lower visibility.

It will be an interesting vintage - whites start next week.

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Wow, thanks for that report. Also that must be a lovely route to take.