Our Savoir-faire

A yearly work in accordance with the vegetative cycle of the vine.

From JANUARY, when the vine is resting, through pruning in FEBRUARY and MARCH, every operation follows the plant’s natural cycle.

Replanting, crushing vine shoots, tying the stocks, folding and vineyard maintenance prepare every row. In APRIL budbreak begins; in MAY the young shoots are tied up and the vines are treated against mildew and powdery mildew.

JUNE brings blossoming. In JULY green harvesting, trimming and lifting control growth and help the fruit ripen. In AUGUST the berries enter veraison; harvesting begins in SEPTEMBER, theoretically one hundred days after blossoming.

Leaves fall in OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. In DECEMBER the resting period begins and the Vineyard Manager prepares the following year.

The average age of our vines is 25 years. The clay-limestone soils are typical of Entre-deux-Mers. Rose bushes once warned growers about mildew; today they are preserved mostly for their beauty.

For the Cellar Master, HARVEST is unquestionably the most important period. Concentration, reactivity and good physical and mental condition are essential.

The harvest date depends on phenolic maturity, sugar concentration, the sanitary condition and tasting of the berries, as well as the weather.

The château’s outbuildings contain separate rooms for rosé, barrel ageing, white wine and red wine. Small vats allow each parcel to be vinified separately and the thermo-regulation system controls temperature during fermentation and ageing.

The estate remains independent at every stage, with its own bottling, filtration and thermo-vinification equipment.

All the wines we produce are bottled on the estate: 500,000 bottles.

Our complete bottling line covers rinsing, filling, corking, sealing, labelling and packaging.

Bottles and dry goods are stored in the same building, where orders are prepared almost every day—from several pallets to a few cases for private customers.

The Cellar Master and his workers manage all these operations with great care.