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Geographic location :
The vineyard is located
to the west of Saint Emilion, at the foot of the plateau, in the centre of the
commune.
It has an exceptional altitude of 55 metres above sea level.
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Geography of the soils :
The vineyard is
planted on the hillside and at the foot of the slope.
On the hillside :
clay-limestone soil
At the foot of the hillside : old sand over clay
Facing south-west.
Area :
19 hectares (47,5 acres),
including 17 uninterrupted hectares (42,5 acres) in the great classified growth
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| Grape varieties : |
76% Merlots
13% Cabernets francs
11% Cabernets sauvignons |
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Average age of the vines : 30 years
Planting density : 5,500 shoots per hectare
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CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES |
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Working of the soil :
- Part at the foot
of the hill : ploughing
- Part up the hillside : natural, spontaneous and
then provoked grassing, to combat erosion and to establish competition between
the grass and the vine, thus reducing yields.
Vines :
- Bordeaux style pruning (two canes, with no return)
- Removal of
buds and elimination of the base bud during de-suckering
Crop thinning
throughout the vineyard, especially on the young planted shoots which are
carefully individualised
- Double manual leaf stripping (first in July, and
again in August)
- Managed control, with analysis of each plot
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