Pessac-Léognan

White

1995

75% Sauvignon Blanc
25% Semillon

Region: Bordeaux

ESTATE HISTORY

The Gervoson family acquired the estate in 1987 and have worked hard ever since to restore this wine’s illustrious reputation. Representing the upcoming generation of her family, Émilie Gervoson tirelessly works towards enhancing Château Larrivet Haut-Brion and promoting the wine around the world.

TERROIR

Deep gravel with a sandy matrix on a clayey sub-layer.

Spread over a hundred hectares, Larrivet Haut-Brion presently has 75 hectares of vines, as well as 13 hectares of grounds, woods, and meadows.

VITICULTURE

Sémillon: pruning at Cot
Sauvignon: double Guyot pruning
Tillage or grassing, leaf stripping, green harvesting.

WINEMAKING

Settling for 48 hours in small thermo-regulated cement vats. Vinification in new barrels with stirring three times a week for 3 months.
11 months in new barrels with regular rolling of the barrels to put the fine lees back in suspension.
Fining with bentonite before light filtration for bottling.

TASTING & FOOD PAIRINGS

Perfect served with shellfish, sashimi, sushi, all types of seafood, chicken, veal and cheese.

*Please note the image is of a representative bottle. For pictures of the actual bottle please contact us.