The grapes are handpicked and sorted with the greatest of care. Grapes from each separate plot are fermented separately in large oak vats, allowing for slow, gentle extraction of the tannins. The wine is aged in barrels for twelve months and then fined before bottling at the château.
Destemming
Running off and pressing
Total
 Elevage
Selective devatting by layer
post-destemming sorting
Ageing
The grapes are hand-sorted
Substractive method
Enrichissement Elevage

16 months
12 months in French oak casks
(50% new oak)
4 months in vat after blending
Fermentations and macerations
Production
28 to 30 days
560 000 bottles
Type of vats
wooden conical frustum vats
 cuves