Chablis, September 23
As we mentioned in April, we had a spring without any frost. In the vineyards, flowering began around May 27th and ended around June 8th in most plots.
July and August were hot and dry. After various analyses of our parcel, and because we had a large amount of rain at the end of August (up to 60mm), we decided to start harvesting on September 3rd in order to achieve full ripeness of our grapes. After 9 days of harvest, we are a little disappointed with the yield (between 36 and 42 hl per hectare), but the quality gives us complete satisfaction.
At present, all our Chablis and 1er Cru Vaillon 2024 are bottled, except for our Chablis Les Pargues, Vaillon Guy Moreau, and the small quantity of Grand Cru.
This wine will be bottled next year, and due to the small quantity of our 5 different Grands Crus, we have decided to blend them all together and call it “Chablis Grand Cru” with a special label. This will be the first time in our history, and we hope it will be the last.
Chablis, April 2025
So after the disaster of our 2024 harvest, especially for our Grand Cru and Premier Cru, we had a cooler winter compared to January 2024.
Thankfully, we avoided any frost damage this time, despite two alerts where temperatures dropped close to -3°C. It was very dry, so no damage occurred.
In the vineyard, our team just finished pruning and other spring work.
Some of our 2023 Grand Cru and the remaining Premier Cru were bottled at the end of January, and the rest will be bottled at the end of May. We’re very happy with the results — a vintage with a beautiful balance of acidity and richness. Very appealing already, and just needs a bit of time to really open up!
Now, let’s hope for decent weather over the next few months.