If 2024 shall be remembered as the year of rain and hard work in the vineyards, with clouded glasses and dripping hats, and the previous years as those of great drought, 2025 has brought our territory back to a word that is never taken for granted in winegrowing: balance.
Nothing is easy in the vineyard, but the 2025 season was able to restore balance and rhythm, restoring a more harmonious cycle to the vines and giving winegrowers the opportunity to work in sync with the environment.
After all, balance in nature does not mean the absence of contrasts, but rather arises from the encounter and compensation between opposing forces: rain and sun, heat and coolness, vegetative energy and regenerating breaks. It is in this continuous search for harmony that the vine finds the conditions to express itself fully, transforming each season into a living dialogue between climate, soil, time and man.
Winter and spring: guardians of the balance between vegetation and production
The winter of 2025 was harsher than it had been for some time: between the fall of the leaves and budding, there were around 50 days with temperatures below zero. It was a real cold spell, capable of slowing down the pace of the vines and giving the vegetative cycle a deep pause.
Annual rainfall was between 600 and 700 mm. These values are perfectly average for the area, but represent about half of the exceptional rainfall of the previous year. In fact, 2024 had the merit of replenishing the soil’s water reserves, which had been severely tested by the extremely dry seasons of 2021, 2022 and 2023.
This invisible “treasure trove” of water sustained the vines throughout the season, especially in the high-altitude vineyards and those with the sunniest exposure.
Once flowering was over, temperatures began to rise sharply. By late spring, the thermometer was already consistently above 30 °C and, thanks to the combination of soil still moist from the spring rains and water reserves, this favoured regular vegetative development, accelerating the phenological phases.
We often forget that the quality of wine begins in the vineyard: it is not the result of corrective measures, but the consequence of a vegetative-productive balance built and maintained throughout the season by the winegrowers.
Veraison and a decisive summer
Veraison, which occurred between July 15th and 22nd, was among the earliest in recent years, with dynamics reminiscent of the 2017 season, while August represented the heart of the harvest. It was a complex month: between the 4th and 20th, maximum temperatures never fell below 30 °C, with constant peaks around 35 °C.
It was during these days that the grapes ripened and our winery developed its strategy for monitoring the start of the harvest in the best possible way. By the end of August, the bunches were already showing an advanced degree of ripeness, a clear sign of a rapid yet harmonious season.
The harvest thus began in mid-August for some early varieties, while for late varieties, including Barbera, the harvest began in early September.
Between the last week of August and the first weeks of September, our Monferrato area was affected by some bad weather. Careful vineyard management preserved the integrity and health of the grape clusters. Leaf removal carried out only on the less sun-exposed side ensured proper air circulation without overexposing the grapes to the intense summer sun.
Once again, the experience of the winery’s winegrowers and oenologists proved decisive: careful selection in the vineyard and meticulous sorting of the grapes ensured that only healthy grapes were brought to the winery, avoiding any repercussions on the final quality of the wine.
The harvest is, in fact, the most delicate and symbolic moment in this quest for balance: it is not just about gathering the grapes, but about making informed choices. The fate of a harvest is decided in just a few days, and it is precisely this harmony between nature and experience that determines the quality of our wines.
The outcome of the 2025 harvest
Red wines have a significant colour intensity and aromas that are true to the characteristics of the grape variety. They have remarkable persistence on the palate, supported by a balanced structure and drinkability that invites you to take another sip.
White wines, in line with recent harvests, express clear and well-defined aromas, accompanied by a balanced sapidity that enhances their freshness and pleasantness.
After seasons marked by extreme weather and demanding challenges, 2025 restores the image of a territory that knows how to rediscover balance and harmony.
A balance created by nature, preserved by the experience of winegrowers and reflected in wines as an authentic expression of our identity. A balance that arises from the continuous dialogue between nature and human labour, between tradition and technical knowledge, between agricultural memory and climate change. A balance that you can find today in every sip of our wines.
