All along the vegetative cycle, the best possible conditions are created in which to obtain ripe, well constituted and healthy grapes.Pruning, performed manually in winter, determines the number of shoots each vine will carry the following spring.Techniques employed in the spring and the summer remove unnecessary shoots, placing in better position those that will produce the harvest. This also assures better distribution of leaves and grape clusters, which then find themselves aerated, well exposed to the sun, well spaced on the vine, and in controlled quantity.

The greatest care is brought to each different operation. At Château POUGET, the number of workers is doubled from May to July, and quadrupled during the harvest period.Concerning the fight against parasites and pests, as modernisation has always been considered with circumspection, chemicals used in the 1960s and 1970s were never used in excess at Château POUGET so the vineyards are in remarkable biological equilibrium.Likewise, chemical fertilisers are unknown at Château POUGET.

It would be difficult to miss the imposing coat of arm on the label. There is no doubt, Antoine Pouget comes from the vineyard of the prestigious Château Pouget. Its name pays homage to the founder of the vineyard, François-Antoine Pouget, King counsellor during the reign of Louis XV. The Duke de Richelieu is at the origin of the coat of arms and motto of Château Pouget. «L’amour sur ton cœur étendra sa puissance. Ton verbe sera clair comme le chant du Coq. A l’égal du Lion tu ne craindras le choc. Si de cestuy nectar tu te remplis la panse.»

Since 1906, the estate has been in the hands of the Guillemet family. Technical director Lucien Guillemet applies his vast experience into making sure the wine he produces expresses all the beauty of these gravel soils envied the world over. He manages Château Pouget with conviction, but also subtlety.