Château Le Sartre Blanc 2011
Pessac-Léognan AOC Grand Cru Classé
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Lying between three First Growths in prime Pessac Léognan, Château Le Sartre is a jewel of the Graves. This 2011 is only just hitting its stride. Still youthful with brilliant Sauvignon freshness, toasty vanilla oak and Sémillon’s apricot depths.
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
France- Mid Gold
- Sauvignon-based blend
- 10.125 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2025
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Creamy apricot fruit with taut mineral notes and oaky length
Aroma
Citrus, orange peel, apricot and toasty vanilla
The Wine
A white wine now six years old and still in its first flush of youth! This 2011 certainly proves the ageability of whites from the Graves’ Pessac Léognan. It’s from a 19th century estate with outstanding terroir. No wonder it is bordered by three First Growths. During the two World Wars, its vineyards lay neglected, but with new owners in the late ’70s and a new team in place in 2005, the wines have regained their brilliance. Two thirds of production at Le Sartre is red, with just 10 hectares of premium Sauvignon and Sémillon. These white grape vines are now 25 years old and well sheltered by surrounding pines, so flavours are both ripe and deliciously concentrated. Fermented and aged in barrel for 9 months, this wine needs time to breathe.
A white wine now six years old and still in its first flush of youth! This 2011
Excellent. Plenty of citrus as well as hints of orange marmalade and white peach
Robert Parker
Review for 2012 vintage
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