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Château de Quantin White
Vines have been grown on Château de Quantin's gravelly rises since the 17th century. These produce delicious, fruity, dry white wines with great aromatic expression. This fresh, crisp Pessac-Léognan can also be enjoyed young.
Wine style
Fresh and Fruity
Grape blend
100% Sauvignon blanc.
Weather
Spring was very trying, with considerable rainfall leading to fungal diseases of all sorts. This called for very close attention in the vines until the 14th of July, when the weather changed durably for the better.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Very pale, nearly green colour.
Nose
A veritable fruit basket of aromas reminiscent of peaches and apricots on a bed of acacia blossoms.
Mouth
Soft, generous, and full-bodied on the palate. Fruity flavours coat the mouth, while smoky notes typical of Pessac-Léognan appear on the aftertaste. Very attractive today, this wine will certainly gain from a few months ageing in order to reveal its true potential, and become the perfect partner for scallops and sole. A more unusual gourmet pairing might be with pikeperch and star anise... a pure delight!
Consumption period
2013 - 2017
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
Ground
Surface
11.30 ha
Soil
Deep gravel slopes, clay-limestone at foot of the slopes.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or mechanical after manual sorting at the vine.
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - 420A - 3309
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
23 years
Grape variety
Sauvignon Blanc.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
After settling, part in barrels and part in stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks.
Fermentation temperature
18 à 23 °C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
Part in barrels, remainder in tanks on lees.
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment.
Maturing potential
Can age up 2 to 7 years, excellent to drink in the early years
Recipes
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