Villa Vevrier -2011- [Easy]
The summer of 2011 was the last honest season at Villa Vevrier. Before the money moved in permanently. Before the hedges grew wild and the salt spray began to pit the terrace ironwork.
Following a cool, wet June, an uncharacteristically warm and dry August saved the crop. The 2011 grapes (70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc) ripened slowly, retaining high acidity while developing deep phenolic maturity. Villa Vevrier -2011-
Villa Vevrier – 2011: Where Minimalist Vision Meets the Mediterranean The summer of 2011 was the last honest
In 2011, Villa Vevrier was neither renovated nor ruined. It was suspended. The bougainvillea had overtaken the western pergola, but the kitchen clock still ticked. The library’s leather chairs were split, but the records—hundreds of them—were still alphabetized. It was a house that had stopped performing for anyone. Following a cool, wet June, an uncharacteristically warm
