White
2021
PESSAC-LÉOGNAN
CRU CLASSÉ DE GRAVES
BERNARD MAGREZ
Varietal blend
70% Sauvignon Blanc
30% Sémillon
Alcohol by volume
13°
Quantity produced
20 000 bottles
Size of the vineyard
10 ha
Average age of vines
23 years old
Grape varieties
75% Sauvignon Blanc,
22% Sémillon,
2% Sauvignon Gris,
1% Muscadelle
Soil type
Pyrenean clayey gravel from the late Pliocene epoch and Quaternary period.
Vineyard skills
Micro-plot management. controlled grass cover, animal drawn ploughing under the vines. Sustainable pest and disease management. Lateral shoot removal and leaf thinning. Manual harvest in two rounds of selective picking.
Yields in hls/ha
7500 hls/ha
Vinification
NC
Maturing/ageing : NC
Owner's words
Pape Clément 2021 white is a luminous pale yellow, flecked with silver. Beautifully intense aromas on the nose exude notes of citrus, white-fleshed and tropical fruit, underpinned as the wine airs with sweet-pastry and delicate spice aromas. Bursting with energy in the mouth, the complexity of the bouuet is intact ; the wine is lush on the palate and lingers beautifully to a delicious finish with lots of minerality and a refreshing touch of salinity.