Château Haut-Bergey (OWC if 6 mg) 2020

The Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Haut-Bergey opens with beguiling aromas of white fruit, pineapple and white flowers, lifted by subtle notes of toast and gentle smokiness. Its beautifully balanced structure suggests genuine ageing potential and promises rewarding pairings with characterful dishes such as poultry, lobster or veal sweetbreads in a cream sauce.
Long established as one of the leading whites of its appellation, this wine owes its success above all to rigorous, healthy biodynamic vineyard practices. A year’s meticulous work in the vineyard culminates in manual harvests, allowing for a strict initial selection of the grapes. Once in the winery, the fruit is sorted again before vinification. This takes place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats with capacities ranging from 20 to 30 hectolitres. The wine is then aged for a year in barriques, with 30% new oak, which imparts depth and aromatic complexity while enhancing its fine ageing potential.