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A superb, intense, complex, dry white, yet it’s from the heartland of noble sweet wines, Sauternes. Owner Olivier Bernard invited the Domaine de Chevalier team to help craft this superb 94-95pt white, with its amazing lemon, pear and spice notes.
A superb, intense, complex, dry white, yet it’s from the heartland of noble sweet wines, Sauternes. Owner Olivier Bernard invited the Domaine de Chevalier team to help craft this superb 94-95pt white, with its amazing lemon, pear and spice notes.
Tasting notes
Generous rich white fruits with a taut citrus core, lychee, minerality
Aroma
Intense and complex, exotic white fruits, citrus with floral notes
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
An exciting, pure and complex dry white that’s reshaping Sauternes’s winemaking history. It's a daring pairing of Grand Cru Classé winemaking skills and the superb terroirs of Sauternes, home to France’s finest sweet wines. Owner, Olivier Bernard, believed that the region’s amazing panoply of soils could also make top-quality dry Sémillon. In 2011, he set out to prove it. He brought in the team from the Graves' Grand Cru Classé Domaine de Chevalier, to help achieve his vision. Using intense, old-vine Sémillon from three terroirs, and a dash of Sauvignon, this cuvée was aged for six months on its fine lees, with 25% in new oak. Together they add layers of complexity and creamy weighty. A masterpiece of luscious fruit, spice and freshness.