The vines are doing better this year due to a regular spray schedule. Mancozeb and sulfur sprays for fungacide, and Sevin insecticide.
Below is a 101-14 Millardet et de Grasset that ended up growing outside of the merlot graft. Next year, this will be regrafted with Merlot scions.
Below that is a healthy Merlot vine grafted onto 101-14 rootstock. You can see the difference in vigor between the vinifera and its rootstock.
One change that's been made to the vineyard was to fill the rows in with clover and native grasses. Rainfall started to create too much erosion.
With continued growth this year, the follow year should begin to produce grapes on some of the vines.
