Clos Lunelles: Vineyards
The estate is located in Castelmerle on the Sainte-Colombe plateau of the Castillon appellation, approximately 4 kilometres from Château Pavie. There are 8.5 hectares of vines planted here, their roots digging gratefully into the clay and limestone soil.
The varieties planted are 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the vines were 45-years old when the estate was acquired. Yields are controlled largely by green harvesting, and there is leaf-thinning in June and then again in August to improve ventilation and exposure of the fruit to the sun.
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