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Harvest in Pouilly, to the press…

After the harvest, our Sauvignon Blancs are quickly brought to the cellar in the harvest skip. During a fortnight, in Pouilly, we can see many tractors which cross themselves in the vines or wine-growers villages, often, for the pleasure of the youngest which observe this unusual activity with bright eyes of desire…

When the grapes arrive in the cellar, they are transfered in one of our 3 Bücher pneumatic presses. Built on 3 floors, among two are buried, our cellar allows us to work by gravity.

Once pressed, the juice, future Pouilly-Fume 2015, goes down naturally, to the lower floor without pumping so as to avoid any damage. The juice takes some rest in a stainless steel tank for several hours before the next stage : the racking