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Château de Chantegrive "Caroline" 2024

Name: Château de Chantegrive "Caroline" 2024
Brand: Château de Chantegrive
SKU: 1077/2024
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.82 (1188 reviews)

Bordeaux

Graves

- White - See details

J. Suckling | 91-92

J. Robinson | 16.5

Vinous - A. Galloni | 92-94

Alexandre Ma | 92-93

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ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

2023

2022

All Château de Chantegrive wines

Marks and reviews

/100

Decanter

Pale lemon in colour, this barrel-aged white delivers a confident, perfumed nose of vanilla, acacia, and white peach, layered with citrus peel and sweet spice. Rich and creamy on the palate, with a rounded texture and well-integrated oak that adds depth without overwhelming. The Sémillon lends weight and breadth, while the Sauvignon components bring lift and freshness to the citrusy finish. Polished and already approachable, with good ageing potential.

/100

Jeff Leve

Leve Jeff

Vibrant, juicy, and fresh, yellow with orange citrus fruits, pineapple, white peach, and Granny Smith apples already show on the nose, and on the palate in this ripe, energetic, and vibrant wine. Drink from 2027-2032. 92-92 pts

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Le Figaro Vin

A sappy edge opens the bouquet, soon shaken up by stone-fruit aromas (nectarine, white peach) that contribute to an opulent, vanilla-tinged, woody nose. Fresh and taut, the palate is more defined by yellow citrus (lemon, yuzu), which brings energy and brightness to the wine, with a saline minerality that carries through to the finish.

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Wine Enthusiast

Roger Voss

This intense wine is set for aging. Its ripe fruits and its toasty aroma show the wine's weight and balance. This is a rich wine, produced by the Lévêque family, full of pear and apple flavors with a spicy aftertaste. Drink from 2027.

Description

A full-bodied and balanced white wine from Graves

The estate

Established in 1966 by Henri and Françoise Lévêque in Podensac, the Château de Chantegrive is now one of the must-see estates in the Graves appellation. Under the leadership of Marie-Hélène Lévêque and her five children, the estate distinguished itself as early as 1988 by adopting Burgundian methods for its whites with the Cuvée Caroline. A pioneer of barrel ageing for Bordeaux White wines, Chantegrive obtained in April 2024 the High Environmental Value level 4 certification.

The vineyard

The Cuvée Caroline comes from an 11-hectare vineyard in the Graves appellation. The vines, averaging 26 years old, thrive on gravel and fine sand soils for the Sémillon, while the Sauvignon benefits from gravelly terroirs over a clay-limestone subsoil.

The vintage

The 2024 vintage was marked by early bud break followed by April frosts and repeated spring rains. The favorable conditions at the end of July allowed for a slow maturation, yielding complex White wines endowed with lovely minerality and remarkable aromatic freshness.

Winemaking and ageing

Hand harvesting carried out between late August and early September. Manual sorting. Pneumatic pressing under nitrogen. Débourbage followed by cold settling on lees for 1 week. Fermentation takes place in French oak barrels between 18 and 22°C, followed by 9 months of ageing on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. The use of 50% new barrels adds structure and complexity to the wine.

Blend

The Blend of this Château de Chantegrive "Caroline" 2024 is composed of 50% Sémillon, 45% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Sauvignon Gris.

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