Vintages

The hottest and driest vintage on our records

Weather of the year

From October 2025 to September 2026, only 616 mm of rain: the driest cycle since our records began in 2022 (758 mm on average over the last four cycles). February was the wettest month (103 mm), April brought only 17 mm. No spring frost.

The summer was exceptionally hot: 65 days above 30 °C, 27 of them above 35 °C, and over 40 °C from 22 to 24 June (40.4 °C on the 22nd). The average temperature from April to September reached 20.3 °C, against 16.9 to 18.3 °C over the three previous years. A 54 mm storm on 24 August broke the summer drought.

Harvest dates

The harvest began during the night of 14 to 15 August and ended on 24 August.

Data: the estate’s Weenat virtual weather station.

A hot summer, with no spring frost

Weather of the year

From October 2024 to September 2025, 720 mm of rain fell on the estate, close to the average of our records (758 mm). Autumn was wet (127 mm in October) and January rainy (104 mm). Spring was dry, with 21 mm in May and 27 mm in June, and no frost was recorded in April or May.

The summer was hot: 33 days above 30 °C, 7 of them above 35 °C, peaking at 38.4 °C on 1 July after a heatwave at the end of June. The average temperature from April to September reached 18.3 °C. Storms in July (82 mm) and late August (33 mm on the 29th), then 72 mm in September.

Harvest dates

The harvest began on 25 August and ended on 6 September.

Data: the estate’s Weenat virtual weather station.

An early vintage, from bud burst to harvesting

Weather

The weather in the Cher Valley was very mild with above-average temperatures and significant rainfall at the end of winter which enabled the vines to replenish their water reserves, despite the dry spring and summer.

harvest dates

The harvest started on 7th of September.

wines profile

The grapes displayed sun-ripened characters spanning all the ripeness parameters – technological, phenolic and aromatic – allowing us to achieve perfect site-expressiveness and to produce distinctive wines showing both substantial length and pleasant roundness on the palate.