| Appellation |
Pomerol |
| Total
size of property |
64.2
acres |
Land
planted
with wines |
56.8
acres |
| Production |
8,
000 cases of Château Gazin
2, 000 cases of L'Hospitalet
de Gazin |
Managers
|
Nicolas
& Christophe de Bailliencourt
dit Courcol |
Vinemaker
|
Mickaël
Obert |
|
|
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|
Geology
|
Sand
/ gravel on clay subsoil |
| Grape
varieties |
Merlot
90 %, Cabernet Franc (Bouchet) 3 %,
Cabernet Sauvignon 7 % |
| Pruning |
Guyot
simple |
Rootstocks
|
420A,
101/14, 3309, 5BB, S04, Riparia |
Vine
density
|
5
500 |
Yield
per hectare
|
35-45 hectoliters
|
| Replanting |
As
needed to maintain average vine age
at 35 years |
| Harvest |
hand-picking |
|
 |
 |
|
| Lenght
of maceration |
20
/ 30 days, depending on vintages |
| Fermentation
temperature |
25-30°C |
| Fermentation
control |
thermoregulation
|
Type
of vats
|
cement
and stainless steel |
Age
of barrels
|
1
/ 2 renewed every year |
Fermentation
|
malo-lactic fermentation
in casks
|
| Time
in casks |
18
months |
| Fining |
with
egg-whites |
|
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