Château Picque Caillou Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2020

Château Picque Caillou Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2020

~ Winemaking ~
Care is taken to choose the harvest date to avoid over maturity of the grapes. Harvest is usually â few days after that of its neighbor, Hâut Brion.

• Hand picked.
• Fermentation started in vats act low temperatures then continued and finished in 50% new barrels and 50% 1 year old barrels made of French oak.
• Aged 8 months in barrels on fine lees, with frequent stirring up of the lees in oak barrels.
• Very small production of Picque Câillou Blânc—only 4800 bottles produced per year (400 cases).

Vine-growing methods
Since 2018, the vineyard has gained HEV certification (High Environmental Value), an undertaking reflecting our concern to protect biodiversity and the health of our vine-workers. Biocontrol products are thus applied, while we have banned from use all so-called CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic) products.

Reviews

Wine Enthusiast – “While this wine is still young, it has all the elements of aging potential. The bright green and citrus fruits are spiced with wood aging and a vivid, taut texture. The wine is sure to develop, to be ready to drink from 2024.” (93 Pts)

James Suckling – This is an excellent sample from PC with cream, lemon-rind, green-apple and mineral aromas and flavors. Nice phenolics and tension. Impressive.” (93-94 Pts)