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The vat room in the winery with concrete fermentation tanks Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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A concrete fermentation tank with a chalk board chalkboard that says saigne Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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The concrete fermentation vats seen from above with the machine to do pigeage (pressing down the floating cap of grape skins and pips) Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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Inside a concrete fermentation tank: painted red and a cooling / heating curtain heat exchanger for temperature control seen from above Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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The old cellar for ageing wines in barrel with rows and rows of oak barriques Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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The old cellar for ageing wines in barrel with rows and rows of oak barriques Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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An oak barrel marked with Carmenere, an unusual grape variety in Bordeaux, almost on its way to disappear Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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Oak barrels marked with the cooper's name (Tonnellerie Allary) and "CM & Fond". CM means Chauffe Moyenne (medium toasting of the interior of the barrique) and "Fond" signifies the the flat end piece has also been toasted (le fond) which is unusual. Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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New oak barrels to age the wine Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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Jean-Francois Quenin, owner and wine maker, in the tasting room tasting a glass of his wine Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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Jean-Francois Quenin, owner and wine maker, in the tasting room tasting a glass of his wine Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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A view over the vineyard and the chateau that sits on a cliff Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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A view of the impressive medieval caste Chateau de Pressac on a hilltop and its terraced vineyards which is unusual in Bordeaux Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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A view of the impressive medieval caste Chateau de Pressac on a hilltop and its terraced vineyards which is unusual in Bordeaux Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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A view of the impressive medieval caste Chateau de Pressac on a hilltop and its terraced vineyards which is unusual in Bordeaux Chateau de Pressac St Etienne de Lisse Saint Emilion Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine France |
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