Harvesting
by hand
During the harvest, the challenge is to pick the grapes at the right time. Observation and detailed knowledge of our plots, together with measurements and analyses of ripeness, enable us to decide on the right day for harvesting.
The proximity of our plots means that we can bring the freshest grapes back to the winery. We harvest by hand in buckets and then in racks, so there’s no need to crush the bunches, which are sorted directly in the vineyard.
Our working space offers us numerous possibilities for direct pressing with or without settling or maceration.
Native yeasts
We work to ensure the life and health of our vines. This energetic environment allows us to produce a healthy, dynamic wine. The week before the harvest, we pick beautiful bunches of grapes from all over the estate, as we move around the plots. The grapes are destemmed and vatted, fresh. Fermentation starts spontaneously and after a few days, we draw off the fermenting grape juice: this is the leaven.
Like a baker, we take a portion of this boiling juice each day to seed our vats. The leaven is supplemented with fresh juice to maintain and restart the fermentation process.
This artisan choice is motivated by the desire to make the most of our terroir.
Cellars
Our winery is in the Nantes tradition: most of the vats are underground. Their capacity ranges from 23 hL to 95 hL. The floor is dotted with hatches giving access to the concrete vats, which have tiled or glazed walls. This configuration frees up a great deal of space, enabling the wine to be matured on its lees in the most appropriate and high-quality way.
600-litre demi-muids are used for vinification and ageing of our Folle Blanche and red wine macerations.
Our 500-litre stoneware jars, white because they are rich in Limoges kaolin, are used for our exceptional cuvées, for which micro-oxygenation throughout the maturing process is essential.
Finally, the winery is completed by stainless steel and concrete vats, modern and perfect for the vinification and ageing of our red wines.
Ageing
Once fermentation is complete, we close the vats and let time do its work. The yeasts have finished their work and slowly settle to the bottom to form the lees. We sometimes stir the lees in a vat during the winter, in other words, put the lees back into suspension to enrich the wine.
Throughout the ageing process, which lasts from 6 months to over 2 years, we intervene regularly … by tasting! It’s our way of keeping a close eye on our wines and getting to know them well.
Bottling
From the spring following the harvest, the wines are bottled one after the other. When the tasting confirms it, and sometimes after long discussions and reflections on the blends, we decide on the bottling date.
This crucial stage is the final act in our work as artisan winemakers. With the greatest respect for the wine, bottling takes place on the fruit day or the flower day, under inert gas and in good spirits!
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🇫🇷 Les vendanges 2025 battent leur plein au Domaine Les Trois Toits ! 🍇
Notre cépage fétiche, le melon de Bourgogne, est désormais entièrement récolté, pressé et déjà en pleine fermentation. Ce millésime 2025 s’annonce d’une grande richesse et promet des cuvées d’exception.
Amateurs de nos cuvées Muscadet, Phileas, La Plage ou Rooftop, préparez vos papilles… Quelque chose de beau se prépare dans nos chais !
Un grand bravo à notre équipe de vendangeurs, qui se plient en quatre (et surtout en deux 😉 ) pour ramasser chaque grappe à la main - une garantie de qualité que vous retrouverez bientôt dans vos verres.
Et ce n’est pas fini : nos raisins rouges arrivent à maturité et ne vont pas tarder à rejoindre la fête.
Restez connectés pour la suite de l’aventure !
🇺🇸 The 2025 harvest is in full swing at Domaine Les Trois Toits! 🍇
Our favorite grape variety, Melon de Bourgogne, has now been fully harvested, pressed, and is already in full fermentation. The 2025 vintage promises to be rich and exceptional.
Fans of our Muscadet, Phileas, La Plage, and Rooftop wines, get your taste buds ready... Something wonderful is coming out of our cellars!
A big congratulations to our team of harvesters, who bend over backwards (and especially double over 😉 ) to pick each bunch by hand—a guarantee of quality that you will soon find in your glasses.
And that`s not all: our red grapes are ripening and will soon be joining the party.
Stay tuned for the rest of the adventure!
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🇫🇷 Nos jeunes plantations observent calmement leurs voisines plus âgées mûrir. Leur tour viendra — dans quelques années, elles aussi seront prêtes pour les vendanges !
Sur cette photo, vous découvrez notre parcelle de Villard Noir, un cépage naturellement résistant au mildiou, qui nous offrira bientôt de beaux vins rouges.
Nous, on a hâte de le goûter… et on espère que vous aussi !
🇺🇸 Our young plantations calmly watch their older neighbors mature. Their turn will come - in a few years, they too will be ready for the harvest!
In this photo, you can see our plot of Villard Noir, a grape variety naturally resistant to mildew, which will soon be producing fine red wines.
We can`t wait to taste it... and we hope you will too!
#lestroistois #vertou #winemaker #vigneronindependant #domaineviticole #agriculturebiologique #naturalwine #vinsnaturels #agricultureresponsable #vignes #ceps #villardnoir #plantationvignes #cepagesresistants
🇫🇷 Aux Trois Toits, les idées ne manquent pas — et celle-ci, on y tient tout particulièrement : faire cohabiter vigne et arbres, au plus près 🌳.
Depuis notre reprise du domaine en 2019, nous travaillons à reconnecter nos vignes avec la flore et la biodiversité qui les entourent, notamment à travers la plantation d’arbres. Sur cette parcelle, nous allons encore plus loin : nous avons planté de jeunes ceps au pied même des arbres déjà présents. C`est la vigne mariée.
Les rangs seront complétés dans les prochaines années, pour donner naissance à une parcelle atypique, chargée d’histoire et riche d’un équilibre naturel unique.
Il faudra du temps avant d’en déguster les premiers raisins… mais l’énergie et la vie qui se dégagent déjà de cet endroit nous donnent l’eau à la bouche.
🇺🇸 At Les Trois Toits, there`s no shortage of ideas - and this is one we`re particularly keen on: bringing vines and trees closer together.
Since taking over the estate in 2019, we`ve been working to reconnect our vines with the flora and biodiversity that surrounds them, notably through tree planting. On this parcel, we`re going one step further: we`ve planted young vines at the very foot of the trees already present. This is the married vine.
The rows will be completed over the next few years, giving rise to an atypical parcel, steeped in history and rich in a unique natural balance.
It will be some time before the first grapes can be tasted... but the energy and life that already emanate from this place make our mouths water.
#lestroistois #vertou #winemaker #vigneronindependant #domaineviticole #agriculturebiologique #naturalwine #vinsnaturels #agricultureresponsable #raisin #vigne #vignemariée
🇫🇷 Travail des sols des nouvelles plantations 🌿.
Avant de planter une nouvelle parcelle, nous semons du sarrasin l’année précédente. Cette culture temporaire améliore la structure du sol, limite l’enherbement et favorise la biodiversité, une étape essentielle pour préparer le terrain à de nouvelles vignes.
À l`automne, nous allons amender en compost et semer de nouveaux couverts végétaux pour un apport optimal de matière organique.
Ce sont des pratiques simples, efficaces et durables, pour accompagner notre vigne dès le départ.
🇺🇸 Soil preparation for new plantings.
Before planting a new plot, we sow buckwheat the previous year. This temporary crop improves soil structure, limits weed growth and promotes biodiversity - an essential step in preparing the ground for new vines.
In autumn, we`ll apply compost and sow new plant cover crops for an optimal supply of organic matter.
These are simple, effective and sustainable practices to support our vines right from the start.
#lestroistois #vertou #winemaker #vigneronindependant #domaineviticole #agriculturebiologique #naturalwine #vinsnaturels #vignes #agricultureresponsable #plantations #vigne
🇫🇷 Les Trois Toits vu de derrière 😉.
Sur cette nouvelle parcelle, nos jeunes plants sont soigneusement attachés à leurs tuteurs. Un geste important pour les aider à bien grandir, droits et solides.
Et pendant ce temps-là… nos vignerons se plient en quatre (et en deux !) pour que tout soit bien fait. Oui, le dos en prend un coup, mais c’est pour la bonne cause !
🇺🇸 Les Trois Toits seen from behind.
On this new plot, our young plants are carefully tied to their stakes. An important gesture to help them grow straight and strong.
And all the while... our winemakers are bending over backwards (and forwards!) to get everything right. Yes, it`s hard on the back, but it`s all for a good cause!
#lestroistois #vertou #winemaker #vigneronindependant #domaineviticole #agriculturebiologique #naturalwine #vinsnaturels #vignes #agricultureresponsable
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