ESTATE AREA 25,2 hectares

SOILS 16,7 hectares with clay-loam topsoil and gravelly subsoil on The plateau of Néac and 8,5 hectares in one block on a fabulous gravelly mound which includes 15% to 20% of clay on The plateau of Pomerol

APPELLATION Lalande de Pomerol

AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES 25 years

GRAPE VARIETIES 85% Merlot 7% Cabernet franc 8% Cabernet Sauvignon

AVERAGE ANNUEL PRODUCTION 90 000 to 120 000 bottles

YIELD 30 to 45hl/ha

WINEMAKER Hubert de Boüard de Laforest and his children

VINIFICATION
Preferment maceration at 8-10°C - Alcoholic fermentation - Maceration of 3 to 5 weeks - Vinification entirely by gravity in inverted truncated tanks - Malo lactic fermentation in barrels

AGEING IN BARRELS
18 to 24 months, no fining, no filtering, 75% to 80% new barrels