27 October 2018
Terroir is something truly magical
Here, on this planting of Petit Verdot at the bottom of our Darche plot, you can see that the proportion of gravel increases noticeably as you move down the plot. We have a truly lovely terroir here. Can't wait to taste these Petit Verdots.
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