This year we finally had a good harvest after two terrible years of drought and excessive rain.

The spring was rainy, but we managed it well. Summer was dry, but the soil had a good water reserve so the plants didn't suffer. Except for one week in July, the nights were cool, allowing the grapes to develop good acidity.

The harvest was quite early, between the last days of August and the first days of September. The resulting wines so far show a nice freshness and persistent aromas, and we hope they will continue to evolve well this winter.

I've attached some photos.

2025: A Nice Year!

We are able to reclaim some optimism with this vintage. No crazy weather, no frost in April, a dry Spring favorable to the vines' development, a flowering in early June that indicated we'd be harvesting early. We had a pretty violent storm in July that caused some damages around us; we were spared and actually benefited from the the rain: the result was an acceleration of maturities as the usual heat of summer ramped up starting on August 10th. 

Our team was ready to pick its first grapes on September 1st, the Chardonnay destined for our Crémant. We then harvested the earliest ripening Sauvignons, followed by the Pinot Noirs, all of which were beautiful and perfectly ripe. White or red, we brought in a very satisfactory average of 40hl/ha. From the beginning, everything is pointing toward 2025 being an excellent vintage: excellent balance, not too much sugar and, for the reds, good fruit and supple tannins. 

From September 16th to the 24th, we picked the Romorantin. It was exceptionally early for this variety, but nonetheless the quality and quantity was excellent. As of this writing, the last vats are finishing their fermentations but there is still a lot of work to do. With Romorantin you really need to take your time. Aging it on the lees is very important for a good expression of the teroir and the vintage. 

In the end, 2025 lives up to its "year ending in 5" reputation which for whatever reason is always memorable and exceptional!

The 2025 harvest was long for us, lasting about a month! It was characterized by a lot of rain, so it was often necessary to interrupt the harvesting.

At the beginning of June, we unfortunately experienced a hailstorm, which mainly affected the Sauvignon Blanc: we won't be able to produce a pure Sauvignon Blanc in 2025 because we harvested very little of it! However, the damage to the other affected grapes was contained; in fact, the overall quantity was almost the same as last year, but all the wines have about one and a half degrees more alcohol.

We had a somewhat strange summer where the intense heat arrived in June, while in July it was often cloudy and not very hot. This helped the vines avoid water stress. In the end, we were happy because the grapes were beautiful, and we didn't have any fermentation problems in the cellar.

2025 feels like the polar opposite of its neighbor 2024. The dry climate we saw is in fact more reminiscent of nice years like 2020 and 2022. 

Winter was rainy up until mid-March, followed by nice weather without any extreme spikes, leading to a healthy spring void of illness; only four treatments were applied the entire season which is pretty exceptional. 

Flowering was early and followed by a dry and hot summer punctuated by good, necessary rains in July. But then August was very dry, seriously accelerating the grapes' maturities. We were worried the vines would suffer from hydric stress in the sandy sectors; while this was a legitimate concern it only ended up lowering yields in these areas a tiny bit. We did get some rain at the end of August, but it didn't do much to change our very precocious harvest date.

We started with some Chenin at the very end of August for our yet to be released sparkling wine, then early September for the dry whites. The Cabernet Franc was just as early-ripening as 2022. The wines are concentrated and reminiscent of GOOD hot years like 2018, 2020 and 2022 yet with their own, very interesting balance. And despite their relatively low acidity, the 2025 are still very juicy and salivating. 

We're also happy to announce that 2025 will see the return of "Croix Boissée Blanc" which had not been produced in the last few vintages.

Harvest ended on September 24th after two full weeks at the Domaine Filliatreau.

The quality is excellent, good sugar levels and balanced acidity  but we did have a dry summer so not a lot of juice. As a comparison, the average is 35hl/ha instead of 57hl/ha in 2020 vintage. 

The berries are medium sized but pure. We should have a very nice vintage. Here are some photos.

Our 2025 harvest was very good, both in Marsala and Pantelleria.

The weather conditions in 2025 were perfect, with a good amount of rain at the right times and the right amount of heat needed for the Grillo and Zibibbo grapes.

Everything went well during the harvest; the grapes were healthy and of excellent quality.

I'm sending a photo of the Zibibbo grapes from Pantelleria drying in the sun for the production of our Bukkuram. A truly exceptional vintage, dedicated to our beloved Sebio.

Early, fast, intense and challenging. These are the words that come to mind when we reflect on the 2025 harvest. We started picking grapes in the second week of September and finished on 15th of October. Overall, we are very happy with the results, which will include the GG’s and a bit of noble sweet Auslese.

The vintage began with a warm and dry spring, with only a few vineyards affected by late frost. The weather was good during flowering. Sufficient rainfall in the summer provided ideal conditions for our Riesling grapes. Some rainy days and warm temperatures during the first week of September forced us to start picking earlier than expected. Thanks to our diligent team, we managed to bring the grapes into the cellar right on time. 

Here are some pictures.

In our case, 2025 was a calm but very early vintage: not too much rain and just when it was needed, with the exception of August were it really came down a bit too hard. 

This forced us to harvest earlier than originally planned on the reds to avoid any rot. Those were picked on August 27th and 28th. Their maturity is an ideal 12% potential complimented by nice acidity. At 45hl/h, it was also a good yield.

The whites were picked on September 9th with a potential of 13% and a disappointing 20hl/h. 

2025 has been incredibly hot from the start, with a lot of rain in May and June, forcing us to increase sulphur and copper treatments for fighting against fungal illness..

Luckily the weather got better from mid-July onwards but still had us picking on August 18th, a truly early start date and incredible by our standards. But in the end we are happy with the results. The fences we'd put up resisted the boars' numerous attacks, meaning we finally have great quality AND quantity. 

The spontaneous fermentations went very well and we are very happy with what will become the 2025 vintage.