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Total surface area of the estate
90 hectares around the Château
Vineyard in production
60 hectares in one block around the Château
Average age of the vineyard
38 years old
Terroir
Very deep coarse gravel
Vineyard grape varieties
75% Cabernet Sauvignon – 20% Merlot – 5% Cabernet Franc
Planting density
10 000 vines/hectare
Grafting
Riparia gloire & 101.14
Vineyard management
Mechanical ploughing of the soil, Viticulture practices: Spraying kept to the absolute effective minimum.
Harvest
Exclusively hand picked
Grape sorting
Two successive selections before and after the de-stemming process.
Vinification
A long period of maceration (about 3 weeks).
Aging
In French oak barrels with 40 % of new barrels
Owner - CEO
M. François-Xavier BORIE
General Manager
M. Pierre-Antoine BORIE
Director R&D - Oenologist
Ms Christel SPINNER
Cellar Master
M. Benoît ESTASSY
Head of Culture
M. Antonio FLORES
Consulting Oenologist
M. Eric BOISSENOT
General Manager / Public Relation
Miss Emeline BORIE