Bock Batonnage

The year began mildly, but in April cold weather set in, and for some varieties the yield was lower; fortunately, we were spared any frost damage. At the end of April, warm weather arrived, and the early May flowering already signaled an early harvest. During the summer drought, we were concerned about our 2–3-year-old young vineyards, but they performed well and produced a fine crop.

At the Bock vineyards, we did not use herbicides, and with the appropriate under-vine cultivation equipment, we managed to keep the rows weed-free. This marked another step toward organic cultivation, allowing us to completely replace chemical weed control.

Thanks to the very warm and dry summer, the grapes ripened quickly, and on August 1, in the midst of a heatwave, we began the harvest with the Irsai variety. The challenges of this year’s harvest, in addition to overlapping ripening periods, included the lack of storage capacity during the picking, which caused a great deal of difficulty. We have never finished the harvest as early as in 2024—on September 25, the last batch of grapes arrived at our cellar.