Sylvain GAROSTE, born 31sy August 1979. As a cellar manager he is in charge of the quality of the wines produced, for their production and maturation right up until bottling and despatch. He also gets involved with wine exhibitions.

Rémi RATEAU, born 31st July 1962. Works as vineyard manager and directs all work carried out on the vines and participates in the vinification and maturation process..

Xavier PITON, born 19th August 1966. Responsible for the management of the estate since 1989, he decided to abandon his arts degree in order to study Oenology and Wine Marketing. But it was working in the field and with professionals that he gained his most fundamental experience. From the beginning, he undertook work to restore the vines to their optimum productivity, and to modernise the vinification equipment – notably the temperature control system. He remains conscious that Belles-Graves has soil that is completely individual which demands a great respect of traditions. Xavier Piton maintains his position as general manager, directly in charge of commercial relations, of administration and of finances. He supervises the vinification process, the maturation and the bottling. He is also administrator to the viticultural union of the Lalande de Pomerol appellation of which he was president in 1995. He is a member of the Confrérie de Baillis of Lalande de Pomerol. He is also administrator for the Equipe Cousteau. Among his passion are music, food and… wine.

Mohamed EL AHOUJE, born 1964, agricultural labourer and machine operator, works both amongst the vines and in the cellars.

Jean-Claude MUSSET is responsible for general accounting and client and supplier relations.

At Château Belles-Graves all employees take part in the work in the vines and in the cellars. Even if each person is responsible for a different area of the business, they are aware and involved in every stage of the growing and creation of our wines, right up to contact with our clients.

The grape harvesters : indispensable every year because the entire harvest is done by hand. If you would like to join out group of 40 vendangeurs, please get in touch. contact us.

Château BELLES-GRAVES - 33500 Néac - Tél. + 33 (0) 557 510 961 - Fax + 33 (0) 557 510 141 - Email : x.piton@belles-graves.com

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