CHATEAU HAUT PIQUAT

GRAPES : 80% Merlot ,15% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Cabernet franc; OWNER : Jean Pierre RIVIÈRE CONSULTANT : Hervé Romat LOCATION: In the heart of the village of Lussac ,north east from Saint-Emilion. AREA : 20Ha SOIL : Limestone plateaux and hillside red clay VINIFICATION : reasoned culture, with almost no weedkiller nor chemical fertilizer ; stripping and green harvesting. Vinification in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats at low temperature with regular pumping and ageing in French Oak barrels for 12 months (1/3 new barrels, 1/3 1 year old barrels,1/3 2 years old barrels)