Colour

• Red

Grape Varieties

• Cabernet Sauvignon

• Merlot

• Cabernet Franc

• Petit Verdot

• Malbec

Soil

• Deep gravel ("Graves") mixed with sand, pebbles, and flint on a subsoil of clay and limestone

Surface Area

• 1,580 ha (Red vines)

Website

www.pessac-leognan.com

Aromas

• Sophisticated notes of blackcurrant and cherry, with a distinct "smoky" or "gunflint" mineral quality, evolving into cedar and licorice

Palate

• Balanced, elegant, and persistent

Ageing

• 7 - 30+ years

Serving temperature

• 16 - 18°C