The vineyard is planted with three traditional grape varieties for
the reds :
-Merlot
-Cabernet Sauvignon
-Cabernet Franc
and for our
sweet white wine :
-Semillon
Our vineyards are tended in full respect of Nature and the
environment
Rows are spaced 3 m apart, while the vines are planted at
0.9 to 1.0 m intervals.
Yield monitoring starts early, with the winter pruning.
Double asted pruning is used to distribute the grapes evenly
and avoid an accumulation of the bunches which could induce
undesirable rot on the red grapes.
During the spring, several sprouts are cut away to promote
the upward flow of the sap into the remaining branches and
also to avoid having too much foliage which would compete
with the grapes.
As early as June, leaves are cut away on one side of the rows
to promote the change of colour of the grapes and to enhance
the sugar concentration process. The work is all done by hand.
Once a year, we spray weed killer under the rows in measured
quantities, but never in winter.
All the vineyards are planted with grass in a measured way
so as to induce competition between the plants and in order
to monitor the yields and the stress induced by the necessary
lack of water during the summer months.
We
work on three Bordeaux appellations
Appellation
Bordeaux supérieur
The grapes are harvested mechanically by the estate itself
so as to ensure high quality results.
Appellation 1ère côtes
de Bordeaux
On this appellation, the harvest is done manually, with
hand sorting of the bunches.
Appellation Cadillac.
The grapes are harvested and sorted manually in order to
obtain a sweet white wine.
