Readings

I read on the Quebecois website Méchant Raisin, an article (in French) about the en primeur offers in Ontario and discovered the nice notes given by Nico Van Duyvenbode to Valandraud (94) and Virginie de Valandraud (92).
Thank you Nico !
I also read, this time, in the magazine from the Saint Emilion wine Council :
Yields in hectoliters/hectare for grand cru :
2008 : 35.9 (6.57 tons/acre)
2007 : 43.7 (7.99 tons/acre)
2006 : 42.5 (7.77 tons/acre)
2005 : 40.6 (7.43 tons/acre)
2004 : 45.8 (8.38 tons/acre)
2003 : 34.5 (6.31 tons/acre)
2002 : 36.1 (6.6 tons/acre)

These numbers are based on the general state of the vineyards (+6500 vines/hectare), the climatic conditions and the ceiling set by law which is between 46 and 55 hectoliters/hectare (8.4 & 10 tons/acre).
In Maury, with less than 3000 vines/hectare, the yield rarely goes over 28 hectoliters/hectare (5.1 tons/acres).