<h3 class="p1"><strong>The Vineyard</strong></h3>
<p class="p2">The Ch&acirc;teau Langlade&rsquo;s vineyard is set on one of the most ancient vineyard of France: the AOC Gaillac.</p>
<p class="p2">Today the estate has a vineyard that covers 45 ha and the vines are planted on different soils. On the hillside there are chalky clayey soils, at a lower altitude there are gravely soils and at the bottom, in the plain the soils are much more sandy. This variety is typical of the AOC Gaillac.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p2">Five different grape varieties are cultivated in the Ch&acirc;teau Langlade: the Duras, the Cabernet Sauvignon, the Braucol, the Gamay and the Syrah.<br />These vines are 25 years old on average.</p>
<p class="p2">The yields vary each year but are always close to 55 hl/ha.</p>
<p class="p2">Here, the density of the vines plantations varies between 4.500 vines to the hectare and 5.500 vines to the hectare. It depends on the nature of the parcel&rsquo;s soil and on the grape variety that is planted.<br />According to Thierry Pag&egrave;s the sustainable farming is considered to be a key factor in the managing of the estate. All the weed-killer treatments are reasoned before their application, to avoid excess and protect the environment.</p>
<p class="p2"><em>At Ch&acirc;teau Langlade,&nbsp;<br /></em><em>harvests are machine made,&nbsp;<br /></em><em>except for the Gamay parcels&nbsp;<br /></em><em>that are manually harvested.</em></p>