The Pinot Noir grapes for this Sancerre Rouge cuvée come from a selected parcel in the lieu dit of ‘Sur Le Clou’, which is located in Bué, in the Sancerre appellation, to the west of the town of Sancerre. The distinctive feature of this terroir is that the soil is made up of ferruginous clay, which is very rich in iron. The black stone depicted on the label references the rich source of iron found on this type of soil, an essential component for photosynthesis; these black stones capture the heat during the day and radiate it at night, encouraging ripening of the grapes. The vines are grown using climate-smart integrated methods, including biodiversity conservation, plant protection strategies, managed fertiliser use and water resource management. Careful canopy management takes place including leaf thinning, which encourages the grapes to reach optimal ripeness and concentrates the flavours in the berries.

The grapes were meticulously sorted prior to vinification and then placed in frustoconical wooden vats where the alcoholic fermentation took place with wild yeasts followed by maceration lasting four weeks to impart colour, flavour and tannins to the wine. Malolactic conversion took place in the barrel and the wine rested in the wooden vat for one year. The wine was then transferred to 228-litre French oak barrels, where it matured for nine months, softening the structure and imparting delicate complexity.