Chateau Guiraud Sauternes

Soil : sandy gravel for 80% of the surface and clay gravel for the remainder Subsoils : translucent sands pure gravel crossed through with red clay and limestone marls fossilised oyster bed and red and white clay Vines varieties and pruning : semillon (65%) pruning a cots and sauvignon ( 35%) pruning with long branches Density of plantation : 6660 vines/ha Root stock : Riparia 33 09 101 14 161 49 Vines age average : 35-40 years Harvest : Uniquely hand picked by successive selections through the vines (2 to7 selections)selecting only botrytised grapes. A minimum potential of 20° is required to start the harvest. Fermentation : half of the fermentation process is done in new oak barrels half is done in done in barrels previously used it lasts 3 weeks to 2 months. Ageing : on fine lees carried out in barrels lasting 18 to 24 months depending on the vintages with racking every three months. – Chateau Guiraud