ESTATE

Property of the family Maupas for more than three centuries, the castle belonged to the attorney general of Louis XV. Duchess of Berry, granddaughter of Henry IV and mother of Comte de Chambord, stayed during the war of Vendée.

SITE

The vines are located all around the castle in a village named Morogues.

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Sauvignon Blanc.

SOIL

Calcareous sediments from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian).

GROWING METHOD

In the vineyards they practice lutte raisonnée. There is no irrigation, no pesticides and no herbicides.

TILLAGE

Ridging, ploughing and digging, with yield regulation by budding.

SURFACE AREA

3,5 hectares.

DENSITY

7000 vines / hectares.

VINIFICATION

Vinified and aged on fine lees.

AGEING

8 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling.