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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL

Southern exposition
Row plantation axis : North / South
Soil types :
70 % gravels
25% clay and limestone
5% silts

The vineyard soil is composed of gravels on hilltops, clay on hillsides and silts downhill. These various types of soil each produce specific wines with individual characteristics : strengh from the gravels, aromas from the clays and delicacy from the silts. The North to South plantation axis provides the grapes with maximum sun light all day long.

 

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINE

The property counts 88 ac. of which 71 are classified.
90% Sémillon
9% Sauvignon
1% Muscadelle
Average vineyard age : 45 years
Plantation density : 6600 vine heads per Ha.
Average output (10 last years) : 17 hl/ha

The age of the vineyard is a guaranty for producing high quality wines. Indeed, old vine heads produce less grapes than young ones, but they are far more concentrated in sugar and aromas. Moreover, the botrytis cinerea bacterium develops better on grapes that are not too close to each other.