Sainte Anne is now aged and vinified in 228-, 350- and 2000-litre barrels. A small portion of this Champagne has been aged in tanks, mostly the reserve wines. The Champagnes of our village need oxygen to deliver the message indicative of their origins. Each plot is vinified differently (topped-up or not, casks of different provenances, etc.). This enables us to obtain unique and identifiable characteristics from this period in the life of our Champagnes. Once the aging of wines from each plot has been completed, we combine these different reflections of the village to create a blend that aims to be fully representative of Merfy's wines. We seek the crystalline texture emblematic of wines from Merfy's sandy limestone terroirs, to preserve our village's unique identity.