Our Soils

A terroir is defined by essential elements. It is made up of all the factors of the vine's ecosystem: soil, subsoil, climate and topography, as well as the human factor. The key elements are as follows:

The key to a terroir is its water balance, generally weakly positive.

The siliceous soils promote finesse, subtle and floral notes.
Clay gives fuller, firmer, powerful and alcoholic wines, aromatic polyphenols.
Limestone induces roundness, suppleness, mineral, floral and fruity notes.

The clays of our terroirs are the main actors of the complexity of our soils.

They have a large internal surface, like the villi in our intestine. The proportion of sand, silt, clay, is variable according to our plots.

The vine feeds in the clay sheets where the ions are found. The surface of the sheets varies between 25 and 800m2 per gram of clay.

The fragrance of the wine comes from carbon compounds due to photosynthesis. The taste of terroir, is induced by metal co-factor enzymes.

Les argiles de nos terroirs

In spring the humus will mineralize. The roots will form clay from the humus on a depth of 30cm thanks to the help of the spicy and endogenous fauna.

Wildlife and microbes actively participate in the formation of clays. Tillage is a catalyst for these microorganisms, soil aeration is essential.

This work also allows cold rainwater, rich in oxygen, to infiltrate the soil. This water will provide a very useful supply of oxygen in the spring.

Clay is the main factor in the complexity and quality of our wines.

We know that 28 atoms come from the soil and 3 from the air, in the composition of a wine. The organization of the kingdoms of nature must be well understood and assimilated in order to find our place within the winery.

the mineral

Physical body

the vegetable

Physical body
Etheric body

the animal

Physical body
Etheric body
astral body

the human

Self (degree of consciousness)
astral body (impulse)
etheric body (vegetative)
physical body (material)

Our actions on the mineral and the living, as well as our benevolence and altruism, influence the beauty of our wines.