Vine Mortality

We have now made a count of dead vines that were planted last May. Overall we had a 2.8% mortality rate, with the Chardonnay faring the worse. The detailed analysis is as follows:

Cultivar	Rootstock	Dead Plants	Total Planted	% Mortality
Pinot Meunier 865	41B	24	1250	1.9%
Pinot Meunier 925	41B	33	1250	2.6%
Pinot Noir 115	Fercal	17	1100	1.5%
Pinot Noir 459	Fercal	3	1100	0.3%
Pinot Noir 870	Fercal	8	1100	0.7%
Pinot Noir 872	41B	7	1100	0.6%
Seyval Blanc	SO4	27	1175	2.3%
Pinot Gris 457	Fercal	4	175	2.3%
Chardonnay 95	Fercal	36	1450	2.5%
Chardonnay 124	41B	83	1450	5.7%
Chardonnay 277	41B	110	1450	7.6%
Total		352	12600	2.8%

It's interesting that the Chardonnay 124 and 277 cultivars fared so badly and that the Pinot Noir did so well. In the next couple of weeks we will be replacing all the dead plants by hand.