Spring 2025 at Domaine Rolet

The sun is shining in the Jura at the time we are writing these lines, and the photos make you want to go out in the countryside! Much of the activity is focused on vineyard work, and May is the month of planting. As every year since 2018, it's time for intra-plot replacements or complete plot replanting when the vines have become too old to produce. Each time, these replacements reset the counters to zero and these new vines are cultivated organically, a major shift for Domaine Rolet started in 2018. In the article, we detail these activities and the trend for the 2025 vintage... Enjoy your reading!

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Spring 2025 at Domaine Bader

After a winter marked by heavy rainfall, spring has turned out to be cool and very dry under persistent high-pressure systems. Water reserves are still adequate, but a dry summer seems likely. To prepare, I decided to adjuste my ground cover management, opting for a very light ploughing to turn the thick grassy cover into a protective mulch. This will help retain soil moisture and delay early drought stress.

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Domaine Batard Langelier – April 2025

The bottling date for the Prières 2024 was set on March 1st, 2025 for Domaine Batard Langelier. Vintage 2024 was a low-yield vintage that suffered from the damp conditions. This vintage produces wines where saline and citrus notes blend with brioche flavors, thanks to the malolactic fermentation that took place this year.

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Domaine Bader : Alsace 2024

A vintage at odds with the last two decades At Domaine Bader, in Epfig (Alsace), the 2024 harvest is in and the wines are quietly finishing their fermentation. Here we talk…

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Domaine des Homs : Minervois 2024

Impressions of Vintage 2024 October 2024Rieux-MinervoisA big smile on the face of vigneron Jean Marc de Crozals of organic Minervois estate Domaine des Homs can only mean one thing -…

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Chateau Fourcas Hosten

Perspectives on Vintage 2024 October 2024Listrac MedocWe had the pleasure of discussing the current Château Fourcas Hosten harvest - still underway - with winery director Eloi Jacob.As in most northern French wine-growing…

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Domaine Rolet Vintage 2024

Low Yields but Excellent Quality September 2024JuraVisiting Domaine Rolet in the charming village of Arbois on a sunny Friday, mid-way through the grape harvest without a cloud in the sky, one would…

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Figuière 2024

A Beautiful Harvest - Quality & Quantity! September 2024ProvenceWe had a lovely, sunny chat with François Combard, who has just finished the 2024 Provence harvest and is very positive about this…

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Les Sept Pierres 2024 – A year free from bad weather!

For the current 2024 vintage, François Tissot presents his estate and all the work that has been put in place since its creation in 2013. In particular, his approach to organic viticulture and the implementation of practices to maintain a rich and varied micro-organism life in the soil.

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