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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Sauvignon Gris
Sauvignon Gris 4 years Clay, Limestone .5 ha
Lussac Saint Émilion "Les Griottes"
Merlot 25 years Clay, Limestone 2 ha
Lussac Saint Émilion
95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc 40 years Clay, Limestone 9.5 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

­Sauvignon Gris:

• All grapes are hand harvested, sorted, and de-stemmed

• A pneumatic press is used to press the grapes into free-run and first press juice

• Wine fermented and aged in stainless steel tank

• No malolactic fermentation (except for 2014 vintage)

• Bottled unfiltered in March


Reds:

• All grapes are hand harvested and sorted

• Maceration lasts 15 days to 3 weeks and the grapes undergo natural fermentation in concrete and stainless steel tank

• Daily pump-overs

• Malolactic fermentation occurs in cuve

• The wine is aged in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new

• The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, in September

• Aged in bottle for 2 years

General Information

Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation(s)
Lussac Saint Émilion
Producer
André Chatenoud
Founded
18th Century
Annual Production
5,000 cases
Farming
Organic (certified)
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