Château Thieuley - Cuvée FrancisCourselle - Bordeaux White

Location: In the district of La Sauve-Majeure, in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, 20km south Bordeaux, on a superb soil at 90 m height. The name of Thieuley, in old French, defines the place where they made tiles, and then concealing the clay, so precious for the great wines.

Vineyard area: 10 hectares.

Soil: Clayey-gravely.

Grapes varieties: 40 % Sauvignon, 60 % Sémillon

Age of the vines: 50 years old

Harvesting: Hand picking at full ripeness parcel by parcel

Winemaking: Pneumatic press. Cold skin maceration. Fermentation in new wooden barrels between 16°.and 17°.

Ageing: In new oak barrels. Bottling is done about 6 months after the harvest.

Production: 50 000 bottles

Ample, rich and fleshy wine with a good body and nice aromas of lime intertwined with vanilla and toast notes. Long-keeping white wines that will blossom after two years in cellars. Perfectly matched with white meat, saucy fish, some shellfish and fermented milk cheeses.