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Acreage :	5 ha
Terroirs :	Clayey-chalky brows dating from the quaternary period
Density of planting :	8 500 vine stocks / ha
Average Vine Age :	40 years old vines.
Culture :	Rationalized cultivation policy using disc, thinning out leaves and green harvest
Yield :	30 hl/ha
Wine Harvest :	Handpicking of very mature grapes some even a little dried by over-maturation, collecting in small crates and strict sorting and de-stemming at the cellar. Everything is done to protect the grapes until they reach the vat
Vinification :	The wine is elaborated with particular care in coneshaped wooden vats equipped with a modern and accurate temperature control system (which allows us to vinify at a low temperature). The special shape of the vats naturally immerses more of the cap of pomace into the must. This gives a gentle and more efficient extraction of colour and aromas. After the fermentation, the wine is kept in the vats for up to 3 weeks before it is heated up to 30°C (86°F) and put into oak barrels. This improves the extraction thus giving the wine more structure and complexity. The malolactic fermentation is achieved in new barrels (100%). Traditional egg white fining and no filtration.
Ageing :	Stirring of the lees in barrels for 3 months. 18 months in 100% new French oak barrels.
Landowner :	Jean GUYON
OEnology / Consultant :	M. Ricardo COTARELLA / M. Alain RAYNAUD

DISTINCTIONS & MEDAILLES

MILLESIME 2006

MILLESIME 2005

MILLESIME 2004

MILLESIME 2003

MILLESIME 2002

MILLESIME 2001

GUIDE HACHETTE : Coup de Coeur
CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE : Médaille d’Or
SELECTIONS MONDIALES DES VINS MONTREAL : Médaille d’Argent: Groupe signature vins de micro cuvée
DECANTER : **** Très Recommandé
REVUE DES VINS DE FRANCE - CLASSEMENT DES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE : 8,5/10

MILLESIME 2000

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