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 |