Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Dom Chevalier |
Label Name: | Pessac Leognan Blanc |
Vintage: | 2001 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Sauvignon Blanc 80%, Sémillon 20% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Enthusiast 97 (Cellar Selection), Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 95, Vinous 94, Wine & Spirits 94; widely praised for intensity, longevity and minerality
Tasting Note
Concentrated citrus and stone fruit (grapefruit, lemon) with beeswax, jasmine and toasted brioche, pronounced minerality and a long, saline finish. Intense and complex, showing honeyed and herbal notes with persistent acidity.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted chicken, grilled lobster, oyster, creamy seafood pasta, foie gras. Asian: sashimi/sushi, ginger-steamed prawns, Thai lemongrass seafood, mild Chinese roasted duck.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; alcoholic fermentation and aging in oak barrels (about 18 months, ~1/3 new) with regular lees stirring.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de Chevalier, a Grand Cru Classé de Graves, owned by the Bernard family since 1983; about 5–7 ha of white vines on gravel-clay soils. Estate pursuing organic/biodynamic practices.