Chartreuse de Faugères Designation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Vineyard Size 37 ha Soil type limestone plateau (asteria limestone subsoil); limestone and clay slope (limestone soil onclay limestone molasse) Vine varieties 85 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc, 5 % Cabernet Sauvignon Planting density 6,600 vinestocks/ha Average vine age 20 years Vine growing conditions cultivation of soil, debudding, thinning by hand Pruning method double guyot pruning Grape harvesting manual harvesting using trays and optical Vinification vats filled by gravity, cold prefermentary maceration, temperature-controlled wooden conical vats, slow vatting over a period of three weeks Maturing - Ageing 14 months in one wine barrels and two wines barrels, french oak, no fining
