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2004 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Pessac Léognan Grand Cru Classé, Graves

Bordeaux

Color

White

Grape/Blend

other white varietal

Vintages
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Even after a lot of leaf-pulling and crop-thinning in July and August, the maturity came very slowly, reported manager Remi Edange. The white grapes were harvested from September 8 through October 2, but Domaine de Chevalier did not begin picking its merlot until the whites were finished. The cabernet franc and petit verdot were harvested on October 12, and the cabernet sauvignon was ultimately finished on October 20. Ultimately the skins got ripe, noted Edange, and there was no greenness. A saignee of 15% to 20% was done to concentrate the must, and the estate also used vacuum evaporation on certain lots. Incidentally, when I described 2003 as a vintage without precedent, Edange quipped "and possibly without a future either"-a comment not on the Domaine de Chevalier '03 but on the impossibility of knowing with any confidence how wines from this vintage will age.