{"title":"Domaine des 3 Saules","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"\" data-end=\"354\" data-start=\"323\"\u003eA return to Périgord roots\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"470\" data-start=\"416\"\u003eFrom international experience to local grounding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1179\" data-start=\"471\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrançois Laborie\u003c\/strong\u003e decided in 2015 to finally pack his bags and return to his native lands: \u003cstrong\u003ePérigord.\u003c\/strong\u003e He then decided to put his years of wine-growing experience accumulated in France and abroad to good use and settled in the village of \u003cstrong\u003eVillefranche de Lonchat,\u003c\/strong\u003e 40km east of \u003cstrong\u003eBergerac.\u003c\/strong\u003e He therefore takes over this wine estate, with 6 ha of vines where \u003cstrong\u003eMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sémillon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSauvignon grow\u003c\/strong\u003e in high density, on deep clay terroirs (which maintains a water reserve for the vines even in the event of drought). In addition to the \u003cstrong\u003e6 ha\u003c\/strong\u003e of vines, the estate is completed with 7 ha of meadow, perfect for a future mixed \u003cstrong\u003efarming farm project...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"\" data-end=\"1278\" data-start=\"1231\"\u003eA conscious and committed peasant approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"1385\" data-start=\"1336\"\u003eOrganic farming, biodiversity and coherence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1718\" data-start=\"1386\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;The management and certification of his estate as soon as it was purchased in \u003cstrong\u003eorganic farming\u003c\/strong\u003e was only the logical start of a large global project. Today François works with what some will call peasant common sense: reestablishing natural or sown grass cover, superficial soil work to aerate the latter...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"1811\" data-start=\"1764\"\u003eShort pruning and precision in every step\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2092\" data-start=\"1812\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;He has also chosen short pruning on his vines in order to to avoid excess production, or at least, in order to concentrate it. Each stage of work is made aware and thought through by François, his goal: to \u003cstrong\u003eoffer us the most honest and sincere wines possible\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/mireehaute.com\/en-gb\/collections\/domaine-des-3-saules.oembed","provider":"Marée Haute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}