At the right moment
We harvest at each plot’s ripeness, not on a fixed date.
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The Harvest
Picked at ripeness, plot by plot, in small quantities: the harvest sets the tempo of every vintage at Domaine Pilenium.
THE FOUNDING GESTURE
Everything is decided at the foot of the vine.
The quality of a wine is decided first in the vineyard. At Domaine Pilenium, the harvest is organised variety by variety, plot by plot, following the true ripeness of each sector rather than a calendar.
Farmed under certified organic agriculture (FR-BIO-01), the vineyard is harvested with care, in controlled volumes. Sorting, preserving the integrity of the berries, bringing in a healthy, fresh crop: all gestures that protect the fruit right up to the cellar.
On the Pla de l’Ille peninsula, the coolness from the sea often allows us to pick early in the morning, while the grapes are still taut from the night. A well-preserved harvest is already half the wine.
20 haHarvested organically
6Grape varieties harvested
100 %Organic farming
DawnPicked in the cool of the morning
THREE PRINCIPLES
Our way of harvesting.
In small quantities
Controlled volumes to preserve careful sorting and the quality of the berries.
In the cool of the morning
Early-morning picking whenever possible, to bring in taut, clean grapes.
FROM CARE TO THE TABLE
Healthy grapes, honest wine.
A well-preserved harvest calls for few interventions in the cellar: the fruit speaks for itself. This is the condition for honest wines, marked by their terroir more than by technique.
From secateurs to glass, the same standard: respect the living world, and let the Mediterranean sign every cuvée with its saline freshness.
Harvest · AOP Corbières
“You cannot make a great wine from average grapes. Everything begins here.”
— DOMAINE PILENIUM
THE ESTATE CELLAR
A terroir you can taste
Our wines carry the mark of everything you have just read.
