Clos du Jaugueyron was born in 1898 as a small 60 acre vineyard in the commune of Cantenac when two very old vineyards called "Grand Jaugueyron" and "Petit Jaugueyron" were combined. It was planted with a wide range of Bordeaux grape varieties.
The vineyard, owned by Michel Théron since 1993, has since expanded and now includes some of the best gravelly soil in the commune of Macau.

However, Clos du Jaugueyron remains a small estate with a correspondingly low production. It is also a rare wine due to its diversity of grape varieties and terroirs.

GRAPE VARIETIES
60% Cabernet Sauvignon
36% Merlot
2% Petit Verdot
2% non identifiés

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES
35 years

DENSITY OF VINES
6,666 plants/hectare

Pest management,
Traditionnal viticultural practices, including cover cropping,
Bud pruning, suckering and leaf thinning,
Bunch thinning if necessary.

TYPE OF HARVESTING
Hand picked into small boxes and sorted in the vineyard.
Completely destemmed- partly by hand beginning in 2001.

FERMENTATION AND MACERATION
Cement vats (30, 40, and 50 hl),
Alcoholic fermentation lasting 8-10 days.

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Malolactic fermentation in barrels.

For 12 months, in barrels.
33 % new oak barrels.
Various coopers
Aged on the lees. The barrels are rolled to keep the lees in suspension. Racking every 3-5 months.

Fining with fresh egg whites in barrels.
Light filtration.