A richness of terroir that extends into the Haut-M\u00e9doc appellation.<\/span><\/h3>\nSince 2001, Chateau Lynch-Moussas has also grown grapes in a small vineyard located on the hillock overlooking the Ch\u00e2teau to the south. This plot, situated within the Haut-M\u00e9doc appellation, is mainly composed of young vines of an average age of 25 years and is mostly made up of Cabernet Sauvignon. Its grapes go into the production of the Ch\u00e2teau\u2019s Second Wine, Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas. This parcel is managed and cared for in the same way as the entire vineyard located in the Pauillac appellation. The working of the soils, the input of fertilisers, the ploughing, along with the other tasks necessary for the vines to thrive, are all done by the same team. The Haut-M\u00e9doc appellation enjoys, like the Pauillac appellation, an oceanic climate, and its soils are made up of gravel and sand. Officially recognised in 1938, the Haut-M\u00e9doc appellation covers a large part of the M\u00e9doc area, stretching from Saint-Est\u00e8phe in the north down to the town of Blanquefort, north of Bordeaux city. The Haut-M\u00e9doc covers 4,600 hectares, made up mainly of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varieties.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”section-6″ el_class=”vc_row_text”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nThe vine cycles.<\/span><\/h3>\nTo produce grapes of the finest quality, the vine has to undergo different stages in its annual development, each of which has a bearing on the quality of the grapes harvested. There are two distinct cycles in the year: the growing cycle, which is the season during which the vegetation develops (beginning in March and lasting till mid-November); and then the winter cycle which is the vine\u2019s dormant period.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]\r\n\t