FOURAULT COMPANY
37, cours Xavier Arnozan
33000 Bordeaux – France
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Château Cailloux de By
Designation
Médoc A.O.C.
Vineyard Size
10 hectares
Soil type
Graves over hardpan-subsoil
Vine varieties
50% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
Planting density
6 600 vines/ha
Average vine age
35 years
Vine growing conditions
Traditional and environment friendly methods are performed according to the rules of the art, the vines are never too heavily laden with fruit, nor allowed to produce high yields.
Pruning method
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Grape harvesting
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Vinification
The marvelous traditional oak vat house exudes a black spicy wine, expressing intense fruitiness after 12 months maturing. Fining is performed traditionally with egg-whites in vats.