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.
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. Villa Vevrier -2011-
That October, a young photographer from Milan rented the villa for two weeks. She left the windows open during the mistral wind. She developed film in the darkroom that had been converted from a butler’s pantry. Her pictures—grainy, overexposed shots of dust motes in afternoon light—would later sell for €4,000 each at a gallery in Berlin. She titled the series "Vevrier, 2011." Following a cool, wet June, an uncharacteristically warm