| There is no romance or secret in winemaking which is not for place and time to divulge. The truism, the wine is made in the vineyard, applies to the entire life of the vine, from its planting and through the conclusion of each successive harvest. Barboursville tirelessly studies the selection and preparation of vineyard sites; identification of rootstocks, grape clones, and trellising systems; and techniques of year-round canopy management, with the result - frankly - of establishing the most vintage-versatile vineyard in the region. Readying the vineyard constantly for the best conceivable season, has only meant dramatically enhancing every vintage. The arrival of Vineyard Manager Fernando Franco in 1998 lent great impetus to the new regime of viticultural practice, inaugurated under Luca Paschina seven years before. Every variable in the life of a vine is monitored with the most alert sympathy, with an eye constantly open to its enhancement or replacement. Here the brush of viticulture elicits the image of the earth from the canvas of the growing season, spread upon a frame of desire and diligence. Strokes of planning, persistence, and patience discern and shape the gift of time and place with deference to them both, extracting color, depth, texture, and longevity with treasuring advocacy. |
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