Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Dom Chevalier |
Label Name: | Pessac Leognan Blanc |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Sauvignon Blanc 75%, Sémillon 25% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Grand Cru Classé de Graves; Wine Advocate (Lisa Perrotti-Brown) 95; Vinous (Neal Martin) 95; James Suckling 96-97; Jancis Robinson 18/20; Jane Anson 94-95
Tasting Note
Concentrated citrus and stone-fruit: lemon, grapefruit, quince with floral honeysuckle, wet stone and subtle toasted oak. Creamy mid-palate from lees, crisp acidity and a long mineral, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster with butter, seared scallops, roasted chicken with cream sauce, goat cheese, creamy seafood risotto. Asian: miso-glazed cod, prawn tempura, sushi/sashimi (fatty tuna), Cantonese steamed fish, mild Thai green curry.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; fermentation in French oak (c.35% new) with 18 months ageing on lees and regular bâtonnage; partial malolactic suppression and reductive handling for freshness.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de Chevalier is a Grand Cru Classé de Graves in Léognan, owned by the Bernard family. Small white holding (c.7 ha), long-established reputation for serious dry Bordeaux whites.