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Vinification cellar. A tanking capacity of more than 20 000 hectolitres.
Jean FABIA the Sales Manager, René SALASAR and Murielle SALASAR,
4th SALASAR generation, are testing the new vintage.
Cépages Mauzac, Chardonnay, Chenin.
A battery of 4 presses (30 tons of grapes) for the pressing of the must.
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Grandfather Joseph, followed by his son, and nowadays René SALASAR, the present master of the domain, have been running this family business since 1890,
specialising in a Blanquette de Limoux whose reputation has spread far beyond the borders of France.
The 190 hectares (475 acres) of land are cared for by 100 wine growers who tend the three varieties which are gathered by hand : Chenin, Mauzac, Chardonnay.
The Domaine Beausoleil, is a single stretch of land with 64 000 plants situated only a few metres from the Winery.
In 1981 René SALASAR received the Order of Agricultural Merit from Madame Edith Cresson then Minister of Agriculture.
The musts of Mauzac, Chardonnay and Chenin are vinified by plat and are mixed carefully after analyses and tasting.
Certain first growths, after pressing, are fermented naturally in oak barrels.
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