APPELLATION : Pessac-Leognan red
TOTAL AREA : 36 hectares, of which 26 planted with vines
SOIL : Fine gravel from the tertiary period
GRAPE VARIETIES : 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot
HARVEST : Manual in trays, inspection on a sorting table
VINIFICATION : Fermentation in temperature-controlled vats 22 to 25 days in vats
Mechanical crushing and pumping over
AGING : 15 to 18 months in French oak barrels depending on vintage, 1/3 new oak
Wine from HEQ (High Environmental Quality) production
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