Presentation

This wine with its lilting name is unanimously acclaimed. The nose reveals subtle toasty notes, but above all aromas of red berries such as blackberry and wild strawberry. On the palate, freshness and fruit give way to perfectly controlled power.

The vintage

The 2021 vintage was a challenging one.
Historic frosts hit the vineyards at the beginning of April, but our vines were spared for the most part, thanks to a hilly vineyard with high plots that were able to avoid the frost. Subsequently, we had to increase our vigilance tenfold during the summer to avoid any risk of mildew due to wet weather. We took the risk of not harvesting too early that year, and the results were conclusive: the month of October was particularly sunny, allowing our grapes to slowly reach very good ripeness...

Location

Vineyard surface area: 21 hectares
Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Montagne Saint-Emilion

Terroir

Terroir: Clay-limestone, clay-siliceous and sandy soils

In the vineyard

Manual pruning in winter on hillside plots then later on other plots to delay bud burst and the risk of frost.
Pruned branches crushed and reused in compost for the soil.
Yield control.
Mechanical harvesting.

Winemaking

Traditional in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats combined with a micro-oxygenation process.
Alcoholic fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation
Daily pumping over and pigeage (punching down the cap)

Ageing

9 months in steel vat and 3 months in french oak barrels