Soil - Terroir-very deep coarse gravel. Growing of the vines Mechanical ploughing of the soil Viticulture practices: spraying kept to the absolute effective minimum.
Harvest-exclusively hand picked. Grape sorting-two successive selections before and after the de-stemming process. Vinification-a long period of maceration (about 3 weeks).
Ageing-in French oak barrels (75% new barrels each vintage) for between 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage.