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Blend:
65 % Cabernet Sauvignon
34 % Merlot
1 % Petit Verdot

Colour: Red
Appellation: Pessac-Léognan
Owner: Pichet Family
Estate Manager: Guillaume Pouthier
Consultants: Derenoncourt Consultants

VINEYARDS
Total surface area of the vineyard in use in 2019: 30.75 ha.
Plantation density: 6,700 - 12,000 vines / ha.
Average age of the vines in 2019: 14 years
Soil types: Graves from the Günz epoch, sand from the
Pliocène epoch, clay from the Oligocène epoch
Harvesting: 100% hand-picked
Harvest dates: From September 26th to October 10th 2019

VINIFICATION TECHNIQUES
Vats used: Thermoregulated tanks: Tronconic stainless steel tanks (60Hl) • Wooden tanks (76 Hl) Concrete tanks (50 Hl)
Initial fermentation: 25 - 30 days
Malolactic fermentation in barrels: Partial Barrel maturing: 70% of one-year oak barrel and foudres 30% new oak barrels
Duration: 18 to 24 months, then concrete vats
Noteworthy features of the vinification and / or maturing processes: All vats were vinified in full grapes and partly in entire bunch. Pigeage only
Composition of the wine: 13 % alc. / 3.71 pH

REMARKS
For this great vintage, Bordeaux and its climate imposed an important technical effort in the aesthetic quest for balance, in a context where the need for intervention was an important key to success. 2019 is thus proving to be a typical balanced Aquitain vintage, rich, dense and elegant, despite the extreme conditions incurred.