Viticulture & oenology Consulting

We bring together strategic vision, technical expertise, and sharp market insight to design tailored winegrowing trajectories.

From in-depth analysis of a terroir’s potential to defining a coherent range, we accompany each project with rigour, integrating agronomic, economic, and cultural dimensions to create wines that are sustainable, distinctive, and desirable.

Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants

Prieuré de Cénac – Cahors

Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants

Objective: to design a winegrowing project adapted to each site and each vision.

 

  • Mapping of parcel potential
  • Guidance on plant material: rootstock, clones, mass selection, or in-situ grafting
  • Vineyard implementation strategy: density, orientation, trellising, etc.
  • Support for creating, modifying, or optimising a winery

Objective: to balance the vine with its environment, vintage after vintage.

  • Selection and training in pruning methods for both young and established vines, as well as specific techniques such as curative pruning and in-situ grafting.
  • Guidance on strategies to mitigate climatic risks.
  • Canopy management: bud thinning, leaf removal, disease prevention, and harvest presentation tailored to the vintage and its objectives.
  • Advice on selecting suitable, innovative, and efficient vineyard equipment.
  • Practical field demonstrations and support, including pruning and bud thinning.

Objective: to harvest at the optimal time, revealing the full potential of the terroir and of distinctive cuvées.

  • Grape tasting
  • Support in choosing harvest dates: parcel-by-parcel separation or grouping
  • Defining objectives for each cuvée
  • Logistical organisation of the harvest
  • Planning for vatting by volume and vessel type
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants
Viticulture & oenology Consulting - Vignerons Consultants

Nos consultants sont présents du début à la fin des vinifications, plaçant leur expertise au service de protocoles techniques adaptés à la singularité de chaque cuvée.

  • Vinification des rouges, blancs, rosés, effervescents, liquoreux et autres types de vins
  • Définition de protocoles de vinification sur mesure à chaque cuvée ou cuve : tri à la vendange, extraction des jus, pressurage du moût de raisin…
  • Gestion de la fermentation alcoolique des vins et de leur fermentation malolactique
  • Gestion et optimisation des presses en fonction des potentiels et des objectifs

Objective: to achieve a bespoke élevage.

  • Establishing an ageing protocol according to your goals, our experience, and insights from our trials (barrel, foudre, amphora, alternative woods, lees management, etc.)
  • Support for tastings, en primeur positioning, and blending
  • Guidance on monitoring and interpreting analyses for adapted recommendations