Domaine de Chevalier
Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan Grand Cru Classé de Garves Blanc 2016
| Denomination | Pessac Léognan AOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Bordeaux (France) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Sauvignon, 30% Semillon |
| Aging | Barrel aging 16 to 20 months (35% new oak), bâtonnage 4 months (stirring the lees with a stick). |
Awards
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2016
96/100
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2016
98/100
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2016
92/100
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2016
92/100
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2016
94/100
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Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Archives from the 17th century show us that the small Domaine de Chivaley included “houses, outbuildings, gardens, grounds, vines, woods, and meadows.” The name "Chivaley", (meaning "knight" in Gascon) is believed to be linked, for an unknown reason, to the presence of the very old pilgrim trail to Santiago de Compostela which still borders the estate.
The term domaine, later replaced by château, originally had a wider meaning that has since disappeared. It referred to an ensemble, as at Chivaley, formed by a family residence and agricultural estate in which viticulture coexisted with other crops and breeding...” Read more
| Name | Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan Grand Cru Classé de Garves Blanc 2016 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Pessac Léognan AOC |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Sauvignon, 30% Semillon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Vendor | Domaine de Chevalier |
| Soil composition | Gravel on clay-gravel subsoil. |
| Harvest | Sauvignon: September 10 to 25; Semillon: September 15 to 30. Hand-picked, into small crates. Grapes are carefully sorted in the vineyard as well as before and after destemming. |
| Wine making | Three vat-rooms, (stainless steel, tulip concrete and wooden vats), to optimize the plot selection, perfect the extraction and refining the “assemblage”. |
| Aging | Barrel aging 16 to 20 months (35% new oak), bâtonnage 4 months (stirring the lees with a stick). |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
