2014 Chateau Biac
Les Graves (LG1) Les Graves (LG2) Chiquette 1 Chiquette 2 Sorbier Sorbier Garenne Verger Noël Gaillard Gaillard Grand Journal (GJ2) Grand Journal (GJ1) Fer à cheval

Les Graves (LG1)

Area

  • 1.3747 ha

Soil composition

  • Top part: 100% gravel
  • Bottom part: clay with high density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Rootstock

  • Top part: 114
  • Bottom part: Riparia

Year of planting

  • 2008

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Les Graves (LG2)

Area

  • 1.07 ha

Soil composition

  • Top part: clay with high density gravel
  • Bottom part: silty-clay with high density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Semillon

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1960

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • "Cot"

Chiquette 1

Area

  • 0.2459 ha

Soil composition

  • Clay with silt and sand (no gravel)

Grape Variety

  • Petit Verdot, “selection massale” (propagating new vine stocks from a source of selected vines for their quality)

Rootstock

  • 101-14

Year of planting

  • 2008

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Chiquette 2

Area

  • 0.4341 ha

Soil composition

  • Silt with clayey-sand, medium density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlot Old Vines

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1969

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Sorbier

Area

  • 0.6155 ha

Soil composition

  • Sand with silty-clay, high density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlots Old Vines and 9 rows of Cabernets Francs Old Vines

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1968

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Sorbier

Area

  • 0.6155 ha

Soil composition

  • Sand with silty-clay, high density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlots Old Vines and 9 rows of Cabernets Francs Old Vines

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1968

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Garenne

Area

  • 0.6013 ha

Soil composition

  • Silt with clayey-sand, high density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlot Old Vines except for 9 rows of Cabernets Francs in the bottom part next to two rows of table grapes!

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1968

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Verger

Area

  • 0.1638 ha

Soil composition

  • Silt with sand, light density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Sauvignon blanc, “selection massale” (propagating new vine stocks from a source of selected vines for their quality)

Rootstock

  • Not applicable

Year of planting

  • 2009

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Noël

Area

  • 0.68 ha

Soil composition

  • Clayey-chalk, medium density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlot

Rootstock

  • Top part: 3309
  • Bottom part: Fercal

Year of planting

  • 2012

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Gaillard

Area

  • 1.04

Soil composition

  • Top part: silt with clayey-sand
  • Bottom part: clayey-chalk, light gravel

Grape Variety

  • 1/3 Merlot, 2/3 Cabernets Francs, both “selection massale” (propagating new vine stocks from a source of selected vines for their quality)

Rootstock

  • Not applicable

Year of planting

  • 2014

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Not applicable

Gaillard

Area

  • 1.04

Soil composition

  • Top part: silt with clayey-sand
  • Bottom part: clayey-chalk, light gravel

Grape Variety

  • 1/3 Merlot, 2/3 Cabernets Francs, both “selection massale” (propagating new vine stocks from a source of selected vines for their quality)

Rootstock

  • Not applicable

Year of planting

  • 2014

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Not applicable

Grand Journal (GJ2)

Area

  • 1.0158 ha

Soil composition

  • Top part: silt with clayey-sand, medium density gravel
  • Bottom part: clayey chalk, medium density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlot Old Vines

Rootstock

  • Unknown

Year of planting

  • 1967

Density of vines per ha

  • 5.000

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Grand Journal (GJ1)

Area

  • 0.717 ha

Soil composition

  • Top part: sand with silty-clay, no gravel
  • Center part: clay with silty sand , 50% gravel
  • Bottom part: clayey-chalk, light density gravel

Grape Variety

  • Merlot

Rootstock

  • Top part: 3309
  • Bottom part: Fercal

Year of planting

  • 2011

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double

Fer à cheval

Area

  • 0.541 ha

Soil composition

  • Top part: clay with silty-sand
  • Bottom part: clayey-chalk
  • Light gravel all over, more sand towards the bordering woods

Grape Variety

  • Merlot

Rootstock

  • Top part: 3309
  • Bottom part: Fercal
  • Towards the woods: Riparia

Year of planting

  • 2010

Density of vines per ha

  • 9.100

Pruning style

  • Guyot double