Ownership
Rose-Noëlle BORDE & Xavier JEAN.
Director
Denis POMARÈDE.
Oenologist
Thomas DUCLOS (Oenoteam).
Origin
Grand Cru Classé - Saint-Émilion.
History
In the JEAN and JOINAUD families since 1902.
Estate size
About 10.7 hectares.
Vineyard age
Plots of age varying from 10 to 55 years.
Yield
About 32Hl per hectare.
Production
About 2,400 cases.
Blend
85% Merlot / 10% Cabernet Franc / 5% Petit Verdot
Vine works
Organic farming, certified by ECOCERT France;
Harvest
Hand harvests in cagettes with double sorting; Merlots were harvested between 11 September and 18 September, Cabernets Francs on September 23 and the Petits-Verdots on September 23
Winemaking
Parcel-specific vinification; pre-fermentation maceration of 2-5 days at 8°C-12°C; temperature-controlled macerations of 20 to 25 days; moderate extraction following regular tasting; vinification without added SO2.
Ageing
12 to 15 months ageing, with 45% new barrels, 55% barrels of 1 wine.
Miscellaneous Data
14.5% vol.