Dom. de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan

Dom. de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan - 2018

Item # 30914 750mL

A full-bodied white Bordeaux that's fermented and aged in wood barrels. The soils are classic gravel which shows structure on the palate. Domaine de Chevalier is located in a clearing in the middle of a forest that protects the vines from extremes of temperature.
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Color
White
Vintage
2018
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub-Region
Graves
Appellation/Village
Pessac-Léognan
Producer
Dom. de Chevalier
Grape Variety
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
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About the Producer

Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France The châteaux Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion and Pape Clément typify the classic Pessac-Léognan estate: a grand house surrounded by its vineyard. The same is true of Domaine de Chevalier. This noble house appeared only in the 19th century, when the forest took up most of the western Graves in Bordeaux. Archives from the 17th century show a “Domaine de...

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Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

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Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...

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