Château Pineraie
AOC CAHORS RED
conversion bio
GRAPES
85 % malbec - 15 % Merlot
DENSITY OF PLANTATION
5000 feet ⁄ hectares
SELECTED AREA
6 hectares
AGE OF THE VINE
30 years
NATURE DU SOL
- 85% planted on the second terraces of the Lot constituted
a limestone subsoil enriched with ancient alluvium
- 15% planted on the limestone Causse composed of stone
enriched with clay or marl
VINEYARD
Conversion Bio
- Traditional tillage
- Leaf removal by hand
- Green harvest and control of yields at 40 HL/H to optimize the quality of the harvest
YIELD
40 HL/HA
VACATION DURATION
20 to 25 days
WINEMAKING
Long vatting time on very healthy grapes picked at good maturity allowing maceration at higher and always controlled temperatures in order to best extract all the best components which will allow good aging in new wood.
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE
30 °c
TASTING
12 months in barrels including 20% new