Chateau La Rose Perriere is a small (4.5 hectares) estate in Lussac next to St Emilion. The soil is clay-limestone with rocky outcrops. The average age of the vines ranges from 30 years old to 60 years old and yields are kept low (30 hectolitre per hectare). Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand and harvesting is still by hand with prior selection of the grapes followed by fermentation in large barrels before maturation in French oak barriques. For all these reasons and a favourable end of summer in 2011, the wine is full and satisfying (14.5%) with soft tannins and a smooth finish.

The property’s philosophy is to respect the environment and use natural products as much as possible: grass, organic fertilizers to maximize the vine quality, natural methods rather than weeding, well-reasoned use of insecticides and chemicals products. We are proud to have obtained the certification Haute Valeur Environnemental (HVE)! This certification is granted by the partners of the Grenelle of Environment and means that we manage the vineyard according to very strict specifications.

Our team, involved in the HVE approach, works every day with the constant concern to reduce the environmental impact. It means maintaining and developing biodiversity within and around plots and promoting the development of the wildlife present in the vineyard, indispensable for the regulation of destroying insects.