Coulure is a viticultural hazard that is the result of metabolic reactions to weather conditions that causes a failure of grapes to develop after flowering. In English the word shatter is sometimes us
Young grapes are most susceptible to coulure right after flowering when they need vital carbohydrate resources in order to develop fully.
Grapevines need a balance of sufficient leaf cover in order to produce photosynthesis but not shade the grapes too much from sunlight.
Most likely a clear example of coulure.
Malbec can be highly susceptible to coulure but newer clones are being produced with less sensitivity.
In viticulture, the canopy of a grapevine includes the parts of the vine visible aboveground - the trunk, cordon, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. The canopy plays a key role in light energy capture
Coulure
…vine to conserve resources that would otherwise be funneled into the developing grape berries. As carbohydrate levels drop, soon after flowering the stems connected to the berries shrivel as the small grapes (0.2 inches/5 millimeters in diameter) eventually fall off. To some extent coulure and the dropping…
Grape vines and their canopies
The trunk of a grape vine trained along wires with one cordon extending horizontally to the left.
During veraison, when the grapes change color, the shoots of the vine start to harden and brown.
Ampelographers would be able to identify this Chardonnay leaf based on the size and shape of its five lobes and the naked veins around its sinus.(highlighted in box)