Les Demoiselles Pessac Leognan Rouge

Game, grilled meats, mature cheeses

The vinifications, recommended by Michel Rolland, are parceled out in stainless steel vats. The macerations last between 3 and 5 weeks, with daily pumping over, and shedding. Malolactic fermentation and aging are done in 50% new barrels for 18 months with racking every 3 months. The result is dark and complex, with intense notes of ripe fruit.

Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion was acquired by the Gervoson family in 1987. They restored the estate's unity once again combining the Chateau outbuildings 13 hectares of grounds and 42 hectares of vines under one owner as well as replanting 18 hectares of land that had laid fallow. A team of enthusiastic professionals has done a wonderful job of giving Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion back its superb reputation and the estate is once again universally recognised as one of the finest wines in the Pessac-Léognan appellation.