{"id":1121,"date":"2022-11-21T12:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T11:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philippelehardi.fr\/?page_id=1121"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:30:49","slug":"our-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/philippelehardi.fr\/en\/our-vineyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Vineyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A SENSITIVE UNDERSTANDING
\nOF DIVERSITY<\/h2>\n

The Domaine du Ch\u00e2teau Philippe le Hardi cultivates 98 hectares, from Gevrey-Chambertin in the north to Mercurey in the south, with a strong presence in the C\u00f4te Chalonnaise in the Mercurey appellation (50 hectares in red and 15 in white). No less than 35 Burgundy climats are managed, 65% of which are planted with Pinot Noir and 35% with Chardonnay. All the complexity of Burgundy\u2019s vineyards can be found in this multiplicity of subsoils and soils (white marl, hard limestone with chert, clay-limestone and sandy-alluvium, etc.), topographies\/orientations (nearly 75% hillsides in Saint-Aubin and Mercurey, with slopes of more than 32%), and microclimates. An infinite diversity that requires intimate knowledge, perpetual adaptation from the winegrower, and a guiding principle: the cultivation of different identities without ever abandoning a demand for quality, precision and respect for all forms of life.<\/p>\n

\"Diversit\u00e9<\/p>\n

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EVER MORE VIRTUOUS PRACTICES<\/h2>\n

For many years, the Domaine has been committed to changing its viticultural practices in order to stimulate life in the soil and preserve the environment with mechanical maintenance of the soil, mowing, recycling of waste, use of the Vitis Valorem process to give a second life to the vine cuttings (recycling as staples and stakes), rather than burning them. These initiatives are also part of an awareness of the importance of protecting biodiversity. Landscape management, respect for the surrounding biodiversity and the protection of certain endangered bird species are equally strong commitments for the Ch\u00e2teau’s teams.<\/p>\n

\"Vigne-1\"<\/p>\n

HAUTE-COUTURE WINEGROWING<\/h2>\n

Never neglecting the characteristics of each terroir, a team of 18 people works tirelessly to grow high-quality grapes, and to harvest them when they have fully ripened. Technical management is adapted according to the nature of the soil, the configuration of the vines and the size of the plots, from a few rows to several hectares. This requires a meticulous approach and constant commitment in order to adapt procedures to weather conditions. Mowing is preferred in wet periods, ploughing when it is dry. Our vigilant team is capable of responding within a few hours in all the plots that make up the vineyard. This is essential when 100 hectares of vines are undergoing organic conversion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION<\/h2>\n

This is another important part of the approach at Domaine du Ch\u00e2teau Philippe le Hardi. Numerous trial protocols are initiated, such as the promising UV Boosting technique, which stimulates the vine’s immune defences with the help of type C UV rays. Experimentation also means returning, if necessary, to ancestral practices or methods advocated in other regions. For several years now, in the Clos de Vougeot vineyard, the vines have been braided into bridges in order to increase leaf area and control their vigour. This technique, used in southern vineyards facing high temperatures, stimulates the vine and develops its root system. The result is an aromatic concentration that is as close as possible to the quintessence of the terroir.<\/p>\n

\"vigne-3\"<\/p>\n

A LONG-TERM APPROACH
\nIN THE WINERY AND CELLAR
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For white wines, in the barrel cellar and in the winery, the primary objective is to reveal the Chardonnay in all its purity so that it expresses its origin. Precise work is carried out with the barrels, which are increasingly less toasted, so as to preserve freshness in sunny vintages and to favour a long ageing potential. \u201c80% of the work is done in the vineyard. Our job is simply to accompany the Chardonnay in its different expressions,\u201d explains Jean-Philippe Archambaud, the Domaine’s Director. For red wines, the work in the vat room is more technical because the extraction has to be carefully managed. However, human intuition and precision remain essential, especially during manual pumping-over and racking. Each vat is unique. And each vintage follows a unique path.\n<\/div>\n
In 2021, the Ch\u00e2teau began experimenting with sulphur-free vinification and fermentation dynamics in different types of containers, from 500-litre stoneware amphorae to glass bottles. Our team adapts the vinifications accordingly. The result is in the glass. For many years now, Ch\u00e2teau Philippe le Hardi’s wines have gained in precision, purity and suppleness. Seductive from their earliest youth, they also promise to age well. In the end, it is always the terroir that is expressed. “This is the secret of Pinot Noir: it reveals the terroir. Philippe le Hardi must have sensed it in 1395 with his ordinance”, declares Cellar Master Fran\u00e7ois des Moutis.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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