Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel liked symbols and mottos. A Lion, the symbol of Power, and a Unicorn, the symbol of Purity, surmount the triumphal arch which welcomes visitors. Further on, a dove and the motto "SEMPER FIDELIS":
"Always Faithful". And, repeated a thousand times in his letters, the creed: "Nothing should be neglected". Power, Purity, Fidelity, Perfectionism, these principles have never stopped guiding his successors.
Today's visitor may perhaps be absorded by this frame of mind as he watches the wine growers at work.
For perfectionism demands that many tasks should be done by hand - from pruning, training and tying up the vines (and a hundred other cultivation practices) to harvesting and meticulously selecting the grapes.
These tasks require a 'savoir-faire' which is learnt here from father to son.
"Always Faithful". And, repeated a thousand times in his letters, the creed: "Nothing should be neglected". Power, Purity, Fidelity, Perfectionism, these principles have never stopped guiding his successors.
Today's visitor may perhaps be absorded by this frame of mind as he watches the wine growers at work.
For perfectionism demands that many tasks should be done by hand - from pruning, training and tying up the vines (and a hundred other cultivation practices) to harvesting and meticulously selecting the grapes.
These tasks require a 'savoir-faire' which is learnt here from father to son.
