Flowering: A Promise of a Vibrant Vintage
In June, the vine enters a stage that is as delicate as it is fascinating: flowering.
Often overlooked, this discreet phase feels like a suspended moment—when the first flowers appear, the vine is already announcing the vintage to come.
Between technical precision and poetry, this essential step holds our full attention.
As its name suggests, flowering refers to the moment when the vine produces tiny white flowers on its grape clusters.
This stage lasts only 10 to 15 days. Despite its short duration, it is crucial: each flower will eventually become a berry—the very essence of our wine.
Fragile and unpredictable, flowering is highly dependent on weather conditions.
The vine needs stability: over these two weeks, no strong winds or heavy rain, to allow the flowers to become the foundation of the new vintage.
Once flowering ends, each flower wilts and falls, leaving behind a small berry—this is called fruit set (nouaison).
This stage marks the visible transformation of potential into reality: the grape cluster begins to take shape.
But it is also a delicate moment. The young berry, still fragile, is especially vulnerable to vine diseases and other external threats.
Close monitoring is essential to support the vine through this key phase, the true foundation of the vintage to come.
As spring comes to a close, the flowers bloom and the story of the year begins.
On the occasion of our open days, feel free to come and witness the vine in full flowering—a quiet yet essential spectacle at the heart of our craft.