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In the regions affected by chronic water deficits, the C/N (Carbon/Nitrogen) ratios are getting higher and they provoke nutritional locks, mainly between the flowering and the harvest.

Carbon Balance

It consists in measuring the quantity of carbon produced by a company for its entire activity. The measurements are perfomed on specific positions belonging to the inside activity of the company but also on the outside activity performed by companies having economical and technical links with this one.

Yearly report for 2012

After an early bud in March –April followed by a cool and rainy spring, the vines have gone through a vegetative stop in May. We observed vines in slow activity with a green-yellowish foliage showing a sudden stop of photosynthesis.

Fruit stock	Root system	Vigor	Active calcareous resistance	CPL	Type of soil recommended
110 R	Deep vertical	Strong	17%	30	Dry, arid, sand-gravel soil, clayey-calcareous land
99 R	Deep vertical	Very strong	17%	30	Good in permeable soil
140 Ru	Deep vertical	Very strong	20%	90	Excellent on schistose soil and arid, poor soil
Riparia	Creeping	Weak	6%	5	Non-calcareous soil, fertile land, good in humid soil
3309 C	Semi-creeping	Average	11%	10	Slightly calcareous soil
161-49 C	Semi- deep vertical	Average	25%	50	Fresh, permeable and fertile soil
SO4	Semi- deep vertical	Strong	17%	30	Fertile and fresh land with somewhat silt-laden structure
101-14 MG	Creeping	Weak	9%	10	Rich, fresh and fertile soil
Fercal	Semi- deep vertical	Average +	40%	120	Calcareous land
Rupestris	Very deep vertical	Very strong	14%	20	Deep pebbly soil
1103 P	Deep vertical	Strong	17%	30	Clayey-calcareous soil, salt-resistant
5 BB	Semi- deep vertical	Average	20%	40	Performs well in poor soil
420 A	Semi- deep vertical	Weak	20%	40	Rich soil
44-53 M	Semi- deep vertical	Average	9%	10	Fresh, magnesium-rich soil
Gravesac	Semi- deep vertical	Average	14%	20	Performs well in sandy-gravelly soil
41 B	Deep vertical	Average	40%	60	For dry and calcareous areas
1616 C	Semi- deep vertical	Average -	11%	10	Saline soil
333 EM	Deep vertical	Average	40%	70	Broken, calcareous
196-17 Cl	Semi- deep vertical	Strong	6%	5	Resistant to drought, salt, acid land
RSB1	Semi- deep vertical	Strong	20%	50	Resistant in dry, calcareous soil

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Testimonials

Château Landure (Mailhac)

Carried out on the property since 1987, the Méthode Cousinié has made it possible to show the consistency of harvests from both a quantitative and qualitative standpoint, by means of adopting varieties to the terroir.

Château St Jacques d’Albas (Minervois)

After I acquired the Château St Jacques d’Albas in Minervois in 2001, I decided to call in Jean-Pierre Cousinié.

Château Tayac (Margaux)

In 1995, through the intermediary of a winegrower friend, we became acquainted with Mr. Jean-Pierre Cousinié and his method.
At our first meeting, we were won over by the conduct of this method, based on observation and highly-focused analyses, from the soil to the grape bunch.