GRAPE VARIETIES & VINIFICATION

Absence of synthesized molecules using agro-biological farming

Location and aspect: At the foot of the Pyrenees. Sharp-sloped vineyards to the south/southwest. 45 kilometres from skiing resorts

Surface area: 16 hectares of vineyards

Soil specificity:

• Upper layers with pebbles

• Monein molasse

Climate:

A pre-mountainous and ocean climate of Biarritz

Rainy in the winter and spring

Dry and hot in the autumn. Foehn wind. Quick ripening in a healthy environment

Thus the raisining can go on until the end of December

Wine variety:

Adapted to the climate

• 50% gros manseng

• 50% petit manseng

• A little plot of Petit Courbu

Age and planting of vines:

• 20 years old

• Planted at 4000 feet per hectare and pruned in the Guyot method on the high vines, being a specific feature of this appellation

• Very high training (2.5 metres) aimed at protecting the buds from spring frost. Optimises the photosynthesis of leaves, calling for raisining in autumn

• For the ground, there is a annual alternation of having 1 row being exploited, while 1 row is having grass grow naturally

The + point:

In order to conserve the natural quality of the vineyards, no fertilizers or weed-killers are used

Grass trimmer used between the vine stocks

Taking the time to do things right

End of October>

harvesting of Gros Manseng and Courbu (dry Jurançon)

yield of 50 hl / hectare

Beginning of November >

harvesting of Petit Manseng (Jurançon)

yield of 20 to 30 hl / hectare