Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2018 Château Brane-Cantenac Aromas of tobacco and black

Aromas of tobacco and black currant give good expression to Cantemerle's terroir

high-pitched minerality and superb lift

From vines planted in the 1970s in the "Hochmauer" section of the cru and fermented in an oval Halbstück (600 liter)

but it lacks fruit richness

Features roasted alder and juniper out front

Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2018 Château Brane-Cantenac Aromas of tobacco and blackThis has a complex nose of dried apple, green mango, grapefruit zest, dried honeysuckle and crushed almonds. Its full bodied with bright acidity and a dense, phenolic texture. Vivid and layered with fantastic precision. Very, very long. 98 Pts James Suckling