Photo Aurelien Ibanez

Photo Aurelien Ibanez

Echalas: One stick by vine, we took off the metallic wire so that the sun and the wind have access all arround the vine

Manual harvest

Late harvest so that the grapes are very mature, the stem brouwn the peel thick and the seed crunchy

photo Aurelien Ibanez

Photo Aurelien Ibanez

Photo Aurelien Ibanez

The work is manual and different for each vineyard, sometimes for each vine. No tractor on the Domaine

Very long cork ( 54mm X 24mm) for a long life of the wine.

Harvest in very small cases to keep grapes in perfect condition till the cuverie

Only when it is neccessary the soil is laboured by a horse.

Very small production,  average only 4 to 7 barrels a year.
(This year much less)
Damy Exclusive strait grain oak barrels, renew every year ( 100% new barrel)

My idea is that Bernard's enjoying his life and his work makes the vines feel good with him and willing to produce good wine
( this idea is totaly subjective ;-)))

No work during winter, we have to wait march before beginning the pruning ...I can't explain it in english.

Photo Aurelien Ibanez

No intensive agriculture.
The vinyards are surrounded by fallow lands.
Total of the Domaine 4 hectares for only 2 hectares of vinyard.