We are firmly in luxury territory here, with all that that entails. Every detail is honed to perfection, from the all-white tasting rooms with their floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the vines, to the gleaming stainless steel fermentation room, fully renovated in 2001 and containing 66 stainless steel vats ranging from 12 to 170 hectolitres. In the ageing cellar, the wine rests for 18 months in 100% new oak, with each barrel of the highest quality French oak, selected by 12 different cooperage houses. Just behind the cellar, the final touches include an on-site bottling line, where corks are tested and retested, and each bottle is individually wrapped – by hand – in silk paper to protect the label. A certificate of provenance, marking the number of each bottle, and assuring that it has been bottled at the estate, is included in every case. Each bottle has a code on the neck to ensure full traceability.