| Name : | Château Roc de Boisseaux. |
| Appellation of Origin : | Saint Emilion Grand Cru. |
| Town : | St Sulpice de Faleyrens and St Emilion. |
| Legal structure : | Groupement foncier agricole (G.F.A.) et Société par Actions Simplifiée (S.A.S.) |
| G.F.A. Owners : | Pierre-Yves & Marc RIVOAL |
| S.A.S. Owners : | Pierre-Yves & Marc RIVOAL | Managing Director : | Marc RIVOAL |
| Conslutant Oenologists: | Hubert de Boüard & Philippe Nunès |
| Vineyard aera : | 8 hectares |
| Average output : | 350 hectolitres 3800 9L cases |
| Soil : | Gravelly sandy |
| Grape varieties : | 70% Merlot - 25% Cabernet Franc - 5% Cabernet Sauvignon Age: 25 years average |
| Density
of planting : |
6000 plants / hectare |
| Yield : | less than 45 hectolitres / hectare |
| Harvest : | Traditional, sorting by hand, de-stemming |
| Vat room : | Thermoregulated stainless steel vats (540 hl) built in 1999 used for fermentation. Coated concrete tanks for storage. |
| Winemaking : | Cuvaison from 3 to 4 weeks, 1 to 5 daily pumping over, plot by plot fermentation. Temperature monitoring and control through the thermoregulation central unit. |
| Pressing : | 5 to 10% press wine can be added |
| Aging : | 15 months in barrels of French oak (33% new each year) |
| Environment : | Sewage treatment plant built in 1999 to protect the environment |
| Bottling : |
At the estate |
| Bottles
: |
- Bottles 75 cl - Magnums 150 cl - Half bottles 37,5 cl (on order only) |
| Corks
: |
1st grade 49 mm |
| Wines : |
Château Roc de Boisseaux (1st wine)
Mesny de Boisseaux (2nd wine) |
| Casing
: |
6 or 12 bottles / cardboard or wood |
| Legal company references : | G.F.A. 350 728 408 000 13 S.A.S. 521 112 508 000 10 |
| VAT (EC)
: |
FR79 521 112 508 |
| Excise (EC) : | FR 010 926 E 2270 |
| Website: | http://www.rocdeboisseaux.com |
