Technical data
Soil composition: 60% grey clay and 40% sandy gravel, resting on red clay (iron dross)
Grape types: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Pruning: Single and double guyot
Planting density: 6,000 vines per hectare on average
Yield: 3,500 to 4,500 litres per hectare
Average age of vines: 40 years
Ageing: 80% to 100% in new, French oak barrels, from a number of carefully selected coopers
Average length: 18 months
Racking: Racking using air pressure every 3 months
Fining: 4 to 5 fresh egg whites per barrel
Awards
Robert Parker: 93
Review
This 2006 vintage stands out by its remarkable freshness, either on its body than on its aromatic range, thanks to a higher acidity than in the previous vintages.
With a deep colour, it shows the usual notes of violet and liquorice, and brings moreover t