Surface: 4.5 ha
Soils: micaschists
Plots location: Seyssuel
Climate: a moderate Continental climate, with hot and dry summers, allowing good ripening conditions for grapes
Exposition: parcels on slopes facing south, southwest
Pruning: gobelet on poles and “cordon de Royat”. Natural, controlled grass cover, mechanical soil ploughing.
Density: 8 to 10 000 vine stocks/hectare
Average age of the vines: 20 years
Yeld: 40 hl/ha
Grape varieties: Syrah
Harvest: hand-picked
Winemaking & Winegrowing: partially destemmed grapes. The press is filled by a system of gravity.
Traditional winemaking from 2 to 3 weeks.
Fermentation exclusively with indigenous yeasts. Winegrowing: 16 months, in French oak casks.
Annual production: 17 000 bottles
Style: silky tannins, delicious flavours of red fruit and spices
Serving temperature: 16-17°C
Food pairing: rabbit stuffed with prunes, poultry
Ageing: 7-8 years