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Chateau La Freynelle - Blanc 2017
- Producer Aquitaine
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Blend
10% Muscadelle
60% Sauvignon Blanc
30% Semillon - Appellation Bordeaux
- UPC 8 73964 00005 4
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Tasting notes
Brilliant straw robe. Lovely Fruit nose of white peaches, citrus fruits, and beeswax. Elegant, charming palate with good fruit flavors and a smooth buttery finish.
Background
Chateau La Freynelle is a 75 hectare estate in the village of Daignac, in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. The property is adjacent to the famous Chateau Bonnet owned by the Lurton family. It produces award-winning red, white, and rosé Bordeaux wines. La Freynelle’s wines have a finesse and quality that surpasses that of its neighbors. It is one of the top Bordeaux available in its price category.
Veronique Barthe, the present owner of Chateau La Freynelle, inherited the estate at the age of 22. La Freynelle has been in the Barthe family since 1789, however Ms. Barthe is the first woman winemaker in 7 generations of family ownership. Ms. Barthe oversees the viticulture and vinification of the wine, and manages sales. La Freynelle’s wines have a finesse and quality that surpasses its neighbors. It is today one of the top Bordeaux available in its price category.
Veronique Barthe, the present owner of Chateau La Freynelle, inherited the estate at the age of 22. La Freynelle has been in the Barthe family since 1789, however Ms. Barthe is the first woman winemaker in 7 generations of family ownership. Ms. Barthe oversees the viticulture and vinification of the wine, and manages sales. La Freynelle’s wines have a finesse and quality that surpasses its neighbors. It is today one of the top Bordeaux available in its price category.
Food pairing
A lovely dry wine that is very refreshing. Serve chilled with seafood, pasta, chicken, veal, and pork
Viticulture
- 60% Sauvignon Blanc & 30% Semillon & 10% Muscadelle
- Planted density of 4000 vines per hectare.
- Average age of vines is 25 years.
- Yield of 55 hectoliters per hectare.
- Single or double Guyot (cane) pruning depending on the strength of the vine and planted density.
- Debudding and leaf thinning; green harvest when necessary.
- Mechanical harvest.
- Planted density of 4000 vines per hectare.
- Average age of vines is 25 years.
- Yield of 55 hectoliters per hectare.
- Single or double Guyot (cane) pruning depending on the strength of the vine and planted density.
- Debudding and leaf thinning; green harvest when necessary.
- Mechanical harvest.
Winemaking
- Grapes are picked at full maturity.
- 100% destemming.
- Vinification by parcel.
- Slow and gentle vacuum pressing to preserve freshness of the fruit.
- Low temperature fermentation at 19 Celsius.
- Partial malolactic fermentation to soften the acidity give more body to the wine.
- Aged in stainless steel tanks and bottled early to maintain maximum fruit.
- This is an award-winning wine and a Hachette guide selection.
- 100% destemming.
- Vinification by parcel.
- Slow and gentle vacuum pressing to preserve freshness of the fruit.
- Low temperature fermentation at 19 Celsius.
- Partial malolactic fermentation to soften the acidity give more body to the wine.
- Aged in stainless steel tanks and bottled early to maintain maximum fruit.
- This is an award-winning wine and a Hachette guide selection.
