CHÂTEAU LA France DE L'HOMME Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2016 - HVE

10 ha vineyard (8.5 hectares on the limestone plateau of Blaignan and 1.5 hectares on a limestone ridge of Ordonnac). Sustainable agriculture. Average age of vines 30 years with a parcel from 1926. Mechanical tillage of the soil between the rows Mechanical weeding on each row. Manual debudding. Double Guyot pruning. Meticulous lifting, Stripping and thinning if necessary. Winemaking: Grapes from each plot fermented separately Strong extraction with traditional pumping down Maximum fermentation temperature of 28 C Long maceration. Aging 12 months in French oak barrels 1/3 new barrels, 1 /3 barrels of one wine, 1 /3 barrels of two wines. Consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt.