Chateau Haut-Vigneau Pessac Leognan Blanc 2022 seminar-template first produced in 2013) showcases

first produced in 2013) showcases the site's characteristic density

Borell-Diehl makes wine on a simple premise: it's meant to be drunk

The Quintarelli family builds it from roughly 55% Corvina and Corvinone

blackberry—moves across a velvety mouthfeel anchored by mineral smokiness

Aged mostly in large French oak with a portion macerated on skins in steel

Chateau Haut-Vigneau Pessac Leognan Blanc 2022 seminar-template first produced in 2013) showcasesHaut Vigneau is a smaller Pessac Leognan property created in the late 1980s and managed by Eric Perrin, who also runs the better known Carbonnieux. It's a value tier white in an appellation where dry whites can climb fast in price. The 2022 blanc is barrel aged Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon fresh and zippy on the attack, with a honeyed weight on the mid palate that hints at the oak. A good introduction to white Pessac without the First Growth price tag.