Jeunes pousses printanières

Located at the foot of the hillside to the north-west of Saint-Emilion, the vineyard completely encircles the Chateau to form a single consistent unit, typical of Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé wines.
Grape varieties: 68% Merlot - 26% Cabernet Franc - 6% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Average age of producing vines: 20 years (see Fact Sheet)

Coupe du Sol

The vines’ roots penetrate the layer of silica to find nourishment in the clay.

Silica gives the wines elegance and subtlety. Clay provides structure.

The clay layer lies 1 to 2 metres down depending on the different parts of the estate.
On this photo taken in the centre of the estate you can clearly see grey clay, which following analysis by the LAMS laboratory, proves to be high quality, large-area clay ideal for producing top class red wines.

Our aim as wine growers is therefore to make the vine roots grow down so that they can find nourishment. A number of techniques are used including soil tilling, cultivation of grass between rows, plot drainage, and composting.

Plan de drainage

Since the greatest terroirs are only produced through the hard work of the wine grower, my father realised very early on that it was necessary to drain the soil to make the roots dig down into the clayey layer.
Today around 80% of our plots are drained.
The roots dig in more deeply, explore a greater area of the ground and give greater complexity to the wine.
The plant’s water supply is optimised and its “water stress” is just what is needed for our great Saint-Emilion wines.