Pessac-Léognan wine
Pessac-Léognan, a wine from Bordeaux France Vineyards
Pessac-Léognan, a part of the Graves, located just south of the city of Bordeaux, is home to the first growth estate Château Haut-Brion, as well as all the 1953 classified Graves Growths, including Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Laville Haut-Brion. In addition to wine production, the area is known for its crops of pine trees and vineyards are often separated by rows of forest trees. The soil of Pessac-Léognan is composed of gravel terraces with sediments from different geological eras.
Pessac-Léognan received appellation status in 1987 and produces both red and white wines. All of the estates named in the 1959 Graves classification are located in this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant grape variety, followed by Merlot and the white wine grapes Sauvignon blanc and Sémillon. The white wines of this area are barrel fermented and aged on their lees.
Production sites : Gradignan, Léognan, Martillac, Mérignac, Pessac , Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, Talence, Villenave d’Ornon
Montagne Saint-Emilion
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Graves
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Margaux
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Pomerol
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Lussac-Saint-Emilion
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Haut Medoc
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Médoc
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Cadillac
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Côtes de Bourg
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Bordeaux Supérieur
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Lalande de Pomerol
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Graves de Vayres
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Bordeaux Clairet
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Bordeaux Rosé
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Cremant de Bordeaux
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Barsac
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Blayes
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Entre-deux-Mers
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Pauillac
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2009 Pessac Leognan combines opulent textures, smokey aromatics, ripe fruit and soft tannins. From top to bottom, it's easy to find quality. In fact, some of the better 2009 Bordeaux value wines come from Pessac Leognan.Share and Enjoy • Facebook • Twitter • Google Buzz • (...) [Wine Cellar Insider] 30.01.2012 A small gathering of some of the UK’s most renowned wine writers assembled in our Pickering Cellar to taste a vertical of 11 vintages of Ch. Haut-Bailly recently (4th October), where the general manager of the chateaux in Pessac-Léognan, Veronique Sanders, gently guided us through 11 vintages (...) [Berry's wine blog] 13.10.2011 Yesterday we wrote about the harvest starting at Chateau Carbonnieux, but harvest is starting all over Bordeaux. Yesterday also marked the beginning of harvest for the properties of Vignobles André Lurton. Harvest started at the Chateau located in the Graves and Pessac-Léognan regions, which (...) In 1998 Robert G. Wilmers, a Harvard-educated American banker and his French wife, Elisabeth purchased Haut Bailly. Thanks to their willingness to spare no expense attitude and the desire to produce the best wines possible, things have never been better at the (...) [Wine Cellar Insider] 15.08.2011 Starting with the 2006 vintage, with the help of Stephane Derenoncourt, this property started making good Bordeaux wine and selling it at prices everyone can afford making them one of the best value wine producers in Bordeaux. [Wine Cellar Insider] 09.08.2011 According to Decanter a devastating fire has struck Chateau de France, destroying part of the Chai and damaging the 2010 Vintage: The fire at the Pessac-Leognan property started around 7.30pm on Monday in the chateau’s cellars, local newspaper Sudouest reported. It is unclear exactly how much of (...) Whilst on a recent trip to Bordeaux for the 2010 En Primeur tastings, we had the great pleasure of spending an evening with Olivier Bernard and his wife, Anne, proprietors of Pessac-Leognan estate, Domaine de Chevalier. After a tour of the winery where Olivier outlined his winemaking ethos, (...) [Berry's wine blog] 02.06.2011 At their best, the top 2010 Bordeaux are rich, powerful, tannic, fresh and pure wines with the structure to age. There are great wines in every price range from the Left Bank, Pessac Leognan, Pomerol and St. Emilion. [Wine Cellar Insider] 01.06.2011
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