VignoblesJF MUSSET

Château HAUTES GRAVES D’ARTHUSCuvee «100 ANS d’ARTHUS»

EARL DES VIGNOBLES JEAN-FREDERIC MUSSET20 D’Arthus VIGNONET33 330 SAINT-EMILIONTél/Fax : 33 (0)5 57 84 53 15

Mail: jf.musset.darthus@wanadoo.frwww.vignoblesjfmusset.com

A.O.C Saint-Emilion Grand CruThis remarkable cuvée is made from a plot of vines more than a hundred years old, since they were planted in 1904 by Aurel David, great-uncle of the current owner, Jean‑Frédéric Musset.These pre-First World War vines, which have weathered sometimes very harsh climatic conditions, surprise us every year, producing an exceptionally fine wine in small quantities of very high qualitexceptionally fine wine in small quantities of very high quality.

Vineyard surface: 0.63 hectares (1.5 acres)

Geographical situation: Parcels located in Vignonet, next to the vat house

Grape varieties: Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Soil and subsoil: Clayey sand on a clay subsoil

Density: Density: 5,000 vines/ha

Average age of the vineyard: over 110 years

Cultivation methods: - Mixed Guyot pruning- Ploughing between alternate rows- Selective treatment- Work on growing vines: deleafing

HarvestHarvest: By hand, with sorting during picking

Vinification: Traditional, in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vatsVatted for 5 weeks

Maturing: 100% in French oak barrels for 14 months

Average annual production: 1,200 bottles

Bottling: Bottled at the estate in traditional heavy bottles, label reproduced from the model used in the 1950slabel reproduced from the model used in the 1950s, depicting the hermit St Emilion

Distribution: 100% on-site

Owner-Manager: EARL des Vignobles JF MUSSET