The Domaine has 70 hectares of vines, the white grape varieties of which are planted in chalky-clay soil and the red in gravely soil.
The soils confer a distinct typicity on the grapes which is exploited to its full advantage during the vinification process.

 

Grape Varieties
For the Bergerac Red and Rosé :
• Merlot
• Cabernet Franc
• Cabernet Sauvignon

For the Sweet and rich ‘Liquoreux’:
• Sémillon

For the Dry White :
• Sauvignon
• Muscadelle
• Sémillon

The vineyard is worked with old-fashioned methods such as :
Balking and ploughing between the rows, Guyot cane-pruning, shoot- thinning, manual de-leafing, fertilisation and the practice of sustainable culture.
There can be anything up to 4 selective, manual passages during the harvest.

However, we work with modern, efficient equipment (pneumatic press, stainless steel vats, temperature-control system, barrels) which enables us to control the fermentation and elevage and thus exploit the richness of the grapes - the raw material - to their full advantage.