Chateau Haut-Vigneau Pessac Leognan Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle - Past Pick previously used to age the

previously used to age the Madeira of the most prestigious wineries

It is fine on the palate

single-parcel bottlings

approachable whisky with more depth than its gentle exterior suggests

Seth Morgen Long started making wine in 2014 with a singular vision: site-sensitive Chardonnay from the Willamette Valley's finest vineyards

Chateau Haut-Vigneau Pessac Leognan Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle - Past Pick previously used to age theHaut Vigneau is a smaller Pessac Leognan property created in the late 1980s and managed by Eric Perrin, who also runs the better known Carbonnieux. It's a value tier white in an appellation where dry whites can climb fast in price. The 2022 blanc is barrel aged Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon fresh and zippy on the attack, with a honeyed weight on the mid palate that hints at the oak. A good introduction to white Pessac without the First Growth price tag.