Château La Grande Métairie - Entre-deux-Mers blanc 2021

Name: Château La Grande Métairie - Entre-deux-Mers blanc 2021
Brand: Château La Grande Métairie
Rating: 3.4 (14 reviews)

Entre-deux-Mers|White wine

Bordeaux

White

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3.4/5 (14 customers)

90/100

A. Larsson

citrus

ample

good acidity

oysters and seafood

asparagus

"A benchmark for the Entre-deux-Mers region

"Bright straw color with copper highlights. Intense, aromatic nose of verbena, mint, lemongrass and white-fleshed fruit. Good texture with a creamy mouthfeel, vibrant acidity, generous fruit and good length." (Andreas Larsson) It's got it all!

Features

Estate

Château La Grande Métairie

Vintage

2021

Designation

Entre-deux-Mers

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

Sauvignon blanc et gris, Muscadelle

Terroirs

Quaternary alluvium, mainly clay and limestone. Vineyards planted on the southern and south-western slopes of hills 110 to 140 metres high.

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Skin maceration, cold and under inert gas for muscadelle and semillon and 6 to 8 hours for sauvignon, pneumatic pressing at low pressure (maximum 1.6 Bar) under inert gas, settling by flotation under inert gas, alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks between 15 and 17°C.

Breeding

On fine lees for several months with regular stirring, fining and stabilization of the wines, then pre-filtration.

Alcohol content

12,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Brilliant colour with slightly yellow tones

Nose

Marked by citrus, pineapple and ripe pear.

Mouth

Full-bodied with good aromatic persistence, the Sauvignon brings fruitiness combined with Muscadelle and Semillon adds roundness.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairing

A perfect accompaniment to fish in sauce or grilled, shellfish and asparagus, and also very popular as an aperitif.

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Jean-Luc Buffeteau, who returned to the family land in 1998, manages 29 ha of vines on the rolling hills of the Entre-deux-Mers region, in the heart of the Sauveterrois, in the communes of Castelviel and Gornac. He produces two labels, La Grande Métairie and Haut Dambert.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Domain rated Recommended (Recommended)

Andreas Larsson

Wine rated 90/ 100

Domain Rated Recommended

About the wine:

Bright straw color with copper highlights. Intense, aromatic nose of verbena, mint, lemongrass and white-fleshed fruit. Good texture with a creamy mouthfeel, vibrant acidity, generous fruit and good length.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.4/5

on 14 reviews

Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 19/05/2023

Rather technical for me, which doesn't give it a great deal of scope, but a product with no notable flaws.