FILIGREE PERSPECTIVE
Expert craftsmen Stéphane Derenoncourt and Guillaume Pouthier
form a complementary duo on the estate, working together with
the same passion devoted to enhancing the vineyard and giving
Carmes its unique signature.
This renewal began with the land: missing elements were replanted, slopes were corrected, and the mix of grape varieties was updated to bring back Cabernet Franc. Vine cultivation is guided by an environmentally friendly approach: horses are used for ploughing. Nature is not constrained here, it is revealed.
In seeking to allow the terroir its best possible expression, plot-by-plot work paired with reduced yields enables concentration in the grapes. The ripe fruit then enjoys a wealth of benefits: harvesting by hand, whole berry fermentation, and slow infusion in a gravity-fed vat. From extraction to barrel maturation, gentleness is the watchword.
