The Domaine has 50 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 :
• 11 ha of Merlot
• 3 ha of Cabernet Franc
• 2 ha of Cabernet Sauvignon

For the Sweet and rich ‘Liquoreux’:
• 23 ha of Sémillon

For the Dry White :
• 5 ha of Sauvignon
• 2 ha of Muscadelle
• 1 haSémillon

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.