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July at Haut-Brion

Thinning out the clusters
July 2001

Summer is here, and the fruit clusters are multiplying and growing under the sun.

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Each grape is about the size of a pea.
The cluster is formed.
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Some parcels may carry too many clusters. If so, a few clusters are removed to allow the remaining fruit to develop to its full size.