I don't know this wine from Pessac-Leognan, but then although I actually quite like both whites and reds from Graves, I have not tried that many different estates; I tend to stick with those well known ones which have given me much pleasure over the years. I came across this half bottle in a display of half bottles in the wine section of a Japanese department Store food hall close to the hospital and bought it for accompanying dinner a deux when one wants wine but not much.
Established and well known in the 19th century, the flagging fortunes of the estate were turned around when it was rediscovered by the Perrins of Chateau Carbonnieux in the 1970s. Making both red and white wines of quality from good terroir between Fieuzal and Domaine de Chevalier, the wines garner good reviews from the press. I had the 2010 red the other day with steak and it went down a treat, with good fruity nose and palate well supported by and acid backbone spice with a sprinkle of tannins.
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