What grape varieties are grown in AOC Pessac-Léognan?

WHERE IS THE PESSAC-LÉOGNAN AOC LOCATED?

Visit Pessac-Léognan wines are located on the left bank of the Garonne. The appellation surrounds the town of Bordeaux with its 1,600 hectares. Initially part of the AOC GRAVES, wines with better terroir, especially south of Bordeaux, were given the AOC PESSAC-LÉOGNAN in 1987. Discover the Pessac Leognan vintage 2018 on the site.

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AOC PESSAC VARIETIES–LÉOGNAN ?

 

Wine production rises to 65 000 hectolitres, with a large majority of red wines (80 %) and only 20 % of white wines.

It is from their soil that Pessac wines are unique: large pebbles, rolled pebbles in clay and sand, deposited by the Garonne river thousands of years ago.

Red grape varieties of Pessac-Léognan

With a maximum yield of 45 hectolitres per hectare, the Pessac red–Léognan is often powerful and mineral.

• Visit Cabernet Sauvignon produces powerful, tannic wines that generally age well. It is used in blending to build the backbone of the wine.

• Visit Merlot is more round and velvety. It brings fruit aromas, roundness and depth to wines.

• Visit Cabernet Franc is present in small quantities in the assembly of Bordeaux wines. It gives the wine fine balance and notes of red fruit.

Visit 3 main grape varieties can be combined with traditional Petit Verdot, Malbec or Carménère.

Pessac-Léognan white grape varieties

The whites are very mineral wines. Depending on the blend selected by the cellar master. The wine will be straight if it is composed mainly of Sauvignon or rich and greedy if it has a large quantity of Semillon present in its assembly.

• Visit Semillon brings aromatic complexity to Pessac wines. Powerful aromas, with notes of stone fruit and stewed fruit.

• Visit Sauvignon best expresses Pessac soils. Straightforward, mineral and citrusy, this is what it brings to the blending of white wines.

• Visit MuscadelleThis grape variety, present in very small quantities, delivers fresh, very fruity wines with exotic notes.

 

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