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2017 Tour Leognan Blanc, Pessac-Léognan

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Coming from the same vineyards and careful cellar-work as Château Carbonnieux, the younger sibling Château Tour Leognan provides early drinking pleasure. The Blanc is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. This is the second wine of Château Carbonnieux.

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2017 Tour Leognan Blanc, Pessac-Léognan

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By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 3/20/2020 | Send Email

We love the wines from the very old and famous Chateau Carbonnieux. I have a soft spot in my heart for this property as it was there in 2001 that I was inducted into the Commanderie du Bordeaux.-clyde beffa The wines from Château Tour Léognan are blended from the young Château Carbonnieux vines (under 12 years old) using the same vine-growing and winemaking methods. During their first years of production the replanted young vines produce delicious, full-flavored wines although a little less rich in aromas. They are decidedly very pleasant and easy to drink when young. This is a wine for pleasure, a blend characterized by the Sauvignon which confers on it a dynamic blend of citrus notes and a full and elegant palate, all well-balanced by the round, rich texture of the Semillon. 2017 was a great white wine vintage in Bordeaux and this wine shows exceptionally well. A touch of oak blends well with the citrus notes on the nose and palate. Perfect for a poolside sipper in the coming months.

Drink from 2020 to 2025

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Varietal:

Semillon

- A rich, viscous, full-flavored but subtly-scented and botrytis-prone white grape, Sémillon reaches magical heights when infected with "noble rot" and combined with even small amounts of the aromatic and high-acid Sauvignon Blanc to make Sauternes, one of the world's most revered and longest-lived wines, and in the sweet wines of surrounding regions like Barsac. Sémillon's most famous incarnation is in the wines of Château d'Yquem, one of the world's most expensive wines, and one that has been known to evolve for centuries. It frequently dominates, but not by much, in the oak-aged whites of Bordeaux's Graves and Pessac-Léognan, creating honeyed and viscous wines that are unlike any others. Elsewhere in Bordeaux and around France it takes on a supporting role in the wines of Entre-Deux-Mers and the Médoc. While planted throughout France, Europe, California and Washington, Sémillon's role as underling usually keeps it out of the spotlight with a few winery-specific exceptions. However, the grape is allowed to shine in Australia's Hunter Valley, where it is used to make an elegant dry wine often called, perplexingly, Hunter Valley Riesling. It also makes some incredible dry, oaked wines from the Barossa and lovely stickies in the style of Sauternes.

Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

Sub-Region:

Bordeaux

Specific Appellation:

Pessac-Leognan/Graves

- Graves is the large red and white wine region located to the southeast of the city of Bordeaux along the Garonne River. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the red wines from the area, while the whites are mixtures of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The most important area within the Graves is the village of Pessac-Leognan. Most of the great chateaux, including Haut Brion, a premier cru and the only wine outside of the Medoc to be included in the 1855 Classification, are located in this small appellation. Graves derives its name from the rocky, stony terrain of the region. Many people believe that the stony soil radiates the day's heat at night and thus makes the grapes ripen earlier than the other regions in Bordeaux.