OWNER / WINEGROWER Todeschini Family

APPELLATION Saint Emilion Grand Cru

VINEYARD 2 hectares plot selection inside the 34 hectares of Mangot. 3 grapes varieties from 5 plots.

ALTITUDE / TERROIRS Clay-limestone (calcosols on asteritic limestone) from 34 to 89 meters above sea level.

GRAPE VARIETIES 40% Merlot – 40% Cabernet Franc – 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

AGE OF THE VINEYARD 40 years 

PLANTING DENSITY 6 000 vines per hectare

CULTIVATION METHODS Guyot pruning, tillage and grassing, inter-row sowing of blended grains, manure and compost, leaf removal. The vineyard has been run in organic viticulture for more than 10 years. Biodynamic preparations have been applied for 2 years.

WINEMAKING PROCESS / AGEING Harvesting by hand at perfect ripeness to keep balance and freshness, micro-plot by micro-plot. Grape selection on a vibrating, aerodynamic table - Destemming. Grapes are transferreed thanks to gravity flow. Cold pre-fermentation maceration and slow extractions. Aging : 12 months, 1/3 in new barrels, 1/3 in a cask and 1/3 in terracotta amphoras.

BOTTLING AT THE CHATEAU 20 to 22 months after the harvest

AVERAGE PRODUCTION 10 000 bottles