`Just off the phone to Melanie Tesseron (daughter of Alfred Tesseron/Chateau Pontet Canet). She was very upbeat about the 2009s. August was `very hot and dry`. She is currently studying at Chateau Senejac, where the Merlot analysis showed good acidities and already show good alcohols. Pessac Leognan have started to harvest some whites, while the Medoc have an anxious few weeks before their vendage starts. No-one's counting their chickens yet, everyone just hopes that the fine weather continues.`
