Château de RouillacPessac-Léognan Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Pessac-Léognan Blanc from the Château de Rouillac
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château de Rouillac in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château de Rouillac in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or lemon and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château de Rouillac matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of rabbit socks in gibelotte, quiche lorraine or chicken and onion quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château de Rouillac's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château de Rouillac are 2010, 2011, 2017, 2016 and 2009.
Informations about the Château de Rouillac
The Château de Rouillac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Burned
Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.
