Chateau Petit Vedrines
2016
Blend
3% Muscadelle
17% Sauvignon Blanc
80% Semillon
17% Sauvignon Blanc
80% Semillon
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Sauternes
UPC
0 15643 62663 0
Vinification
Second Label of Château Doisy Védrines. Same making process as the Grand vin Château Doisy Védrines
- Traditional vinification in steel vats, temperature controlled by thermoregulation
- Aging: 12 months in new French oak barrels (20% of new barrels)
- Traditional vinification in steel vats, temperature controlled by thermoregulation
- Aging: 12 months in new French oak barrels (20% of new barrels)
Tasting notes
Juicy and forward in feel, with corpulent orange blossom, yellow apple, pineapple and apricot flavors backed by a flash of maple on the finish. Drink now through 2028. -Wine Spectator
Description
This is the second label of Chateau Doisy-Vedrines, which was once part of the vast Doisy estate that also included Chateau Doisy-Daene and Chateau Doisy-Dubroca. The original property, founded in 1704 was divided into three parts in 1851. The largest of the Doisy estates, it takes its name from one of its early owners, the Vedrine family. Today it is owned by the Casteja family, who own numerous estates in the Right Bank as well as a massive negociant company, Borie-Manoux. Interestingly, while Doisy-Vedrines is located in Barsac, they use the Sauternes appellation on their label, which is allowed under AOC regulations. Their 75-acre vineyard, however, is in Sauternes and is planted largely to Semillon, with a little Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, and Sauvignon Gris. This wine, golden in color, shows caramelized citrus on the nose, orange marmalade and honeysuckle; it is sweet but not cloying, with lovely botrytis flavors intermingled.