The vineyard
An exceptional vineyard in the heart of the prestigious Pessac-Léognan appellation
The vineyard
The vineyard was planted in 1989, and is composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot (the planting density is 10,000 vines per hectare). The vineyard is raised in the tradition of the Grands Crus of Pessac Léognan. Indeed, it was rented from the moment it was planted and brought to excellence by the illustrious neighbouring Domaine, a Grand Cru of the appellation, until 2006.
Château Léognan flourishes in the heart of a bucolic property that has been adored for more than a century and preserved in its green setting.
The human hand is omnipresent, attesting to the constant care taken to shape the double guyot pruning. Respecting the environment, treatment analysis is triggered by the terroir knowledge and the experience of the winegrower according to the climatology. We also practice ” effeuillage et la vendange en vert ” (leaf removal and green harvesting) before the great celebration that announces autumn when we pick the combined wealth of the earth and the sun represented by the grape.
The harvest
The harvest, which is entirely manual, begins in October depending on the ripeness of the grapes of each plot.
Cutters put grapes into crates to keep them from being crushed and oxidized all the way to the winery.
Our harvest reception is designed to protect the grapes and preserve the berries all the way to the vats. As soon as the crates enter the winery, they are immediately poured into the destemmer, by gravity, and then taken to an automatic sorting table to eliminate any remaining stems or dried seeds and keep the quality fruit; a second manual sorting is carried out.
The grapes, carefully sorted in order not to crush the berries, are then carried by a peristaltic pump to the top of the vat, and it is only then that they are “crushed”.
