VINEYARD
Appellation:  A.O.C. Haut-Médoc
Situation:  Macau
Property Purchase:  1982
1st Vintage:  1984
Surface:  9.4 ha
Average Age of the vines: 20 - 25 years old
Planted varietals:  30% Merlot, 70% Cabernet Sauvignon
Soil: Gravely from the Garonne dating from the quaternary period and made of sand and pebbles
Density of  plantation:  from 6 600 to 10 000 plants/ha
Yield:  45 hl/ha

VINIFICATION
Harvesting by hand and destemming. Fermentations take place in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats for 6 to 10 days depending on vintages.
Stays in vats between 3 to 4 weeks in order to fully extract the inner quality of the soil.

MATURING
100% French oak barrels (45% new oak, medium roast, fine grain)
made by 10 different coopers.
Duration: 16 to 18 months depending on vintages.
The wine is fined and filtered

KEEPING TIME
Château de Braude should be laid down for 5 to 6 years and it will keep for fifteen year
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