Welcome to our vineyard
Our wine estate and our 43-hectare vineyard is located in Grande Champagne.
We only harvest our own vineyard, which is spread around our mansion.
Our vines are mainly Ugni Blanc grapes, a grape variety that is renowned for its qualities to produce a perfect white wine for distillation, which means a slightly sweet and quite acidic wine. We can then obtain eaux-de-vie with “fine and floral aromas that are perfect for aging”.
As we take care of our vineyard, some vines are very old! Some of our vineyard plots have been planted under the aegis of my grandfather and even before for others. Even though we benefited from the new planting rights (from the 2010s) to expand our surface, the vineyard did not change a lot. Furthermore, some plots have been replanted in order to ensure their sustainability.
The growing of vines involves working on different tasks throughout the year. It also requires time and patience. Indeed, several steps precede the harvest. In winter, the grapevines will be pruned. Two leftover canes will be attached to a wire. The vines will grow from these canes. The other pruned woods will be removed from the vines row. In summer, it is essential to lift the vines so the sun can shine on the grapes for them to ripen. For the well-being of our vines, various materials like wires or posts that have to be checked or replaced accordingly are needed. This is what we call the “trellising work”.
We are therefore dependent on the weather and the nature. In that respect, the needs of our grapevines change over the months and seasons and we want to satisfy them while respecting our vineyard, our land and our collaborators. Our aim is indeed to ensure the long-term production potential and sustainability of our vineyard.
