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| Location : In the heart of the Médoc, 60 km to the north of Bordeaux, in the town of Lesparre.
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| Surface Area: 30 hectares |
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| Soils: Clay-limestone, gravel, sand-gravel. |
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| Average age of the vines: 35 years |
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Vine Varieties: cabernet sauvignon 50%
merlot 48%
cabernet franc 2%
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| Orientation: Due south |
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| Vine-growing methods: Using machinery and by hand. No use of weed-killers. Cane pruning. Soil ploughed. Reasonable control methods are beginning to be applied. Green harvesting in years when necessary. We thin out the leaves.
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| Harvesting: By hand, with a sorting table. |
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Vinification ( traditional ):
Once the grapes have been sorted, de-stemmed and crushed, the vine varieties are vinified separately in thermoregulation woden vats. Vatting :
about 3 weeks
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| Maturing: 100% of the harvest is matured in oak barrels for 12 months
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| Fining: Egg whites
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| Bottling: All the wine is bottled on the estate
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| Production: 100,000 bottles of Château PREUILLAC and 40,000 bottles of the second wine Château LE PREUIL
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