Château Capron
Designation | AOC BLAYE Côtes de Bordeaux |
Vineyard Size | 8 hectares (approx 20 acres) |
Soil type | Sand over calcareous clay soil |
Vine varieties | 90% merlot 10% cabernet sauvignon |
Planting density | 4200 pieds/ hectare |
Average vine age | 30 years |
Vine growing conditions | Natural grassing between the rows and mechanical weeding under the vines. Deleafing as well as clearing and thinning of the crop by hand. Minimum intervention cultivation for the protection of the environment |
Pruning method | Double Guyot |
Grape harvesting | Mechanically picking by machine Sorting on automatic vibrating table |
Vinification | Vinification : vinification in stainless vats 100 hl, regulated, cylindric - 5 – 8 days of cold maceration. Slow fermentation over 15 – 20 days. Punching down, pumping over and temperature control by thermo-regulation. Malolactic fermentation in both wooden vats and barrels |
Maturing | in stainless vats and wooden barrels. |
Ageing | over 9 – 12 months |