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Reserve wine produced from exceptional parcels of land and with the choicest of grapes. Powerful and extremely complex with a high concentration of residual sugar and aromatic components. These are wines that are smooth with have a marvelous length) Chateau d'Arche Lafaurie is a wine to lay down for many years.   TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SURFACE 2 hectares SOIL TYPES graves and argilo-calcaire VINE TYPE 90 % Sémillon, 10 % Sauvignon blanc AVERAGE VINEYARD AGE + 60 years CULTIVATION METHOD Classical, use of "la lutte raisonnée" AVERAGE OUTPUT 10 hectolitres per hectare (average of the last 10 years) PLANTATION DENSITY 1,5m x 1m (6600 vineheads per ha) VINIFICATION Pressing is done in vertical wine presses dating from 1935. MATURING In barrels for 24 months OENOLOGUE Henry BOYER from OENOCONSEIL labo