Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Pape-Clement |
Label Name: | Pessac Leognan Blanc |
Vintage: | 2016 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pessac-Léognan (Graves), Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Sauvignon Blanc 50%, Sémillon 36%, Sauvignon Gris 9%, Muscadelle 5% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Lisa Perrotti-Brown) 95+; Jeb Dunnuck 98; James Suckling 95; Wine Enthusiast 94; critics praise concentration, precision and long aging potential
Tasting Note
Leaps from the glass with grapefruit, lemon zest, white peach and honeysuckle. Creamy texture, bright racy acidity, saline-mineral backbone and a very long, concentrated finish with subtle oak spice.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster with beurre blanc, grilled scallops, roasted chicken, goat cheese; Asian: sashimi/sushi, steamed fish with ginger & scallions, Thai green curry, Cantonese seafood dim sum.
Production Method
Blend fermented in stainless/concrete and 20% in concrete eggs; 16 months élevage in new French oak, foudres and concrete with lees aging and occasional bâtonnage.
Vineyard Info
Château Pape Clément (owned by Bernard Magrez), a historic Pessac-Léognan estate producing top red and white Bordeaux; vines average mid-20s years, planted on gravel-clay soils.