2023 Clos des Lunes Lune d'Argent

The Bernard Family (Domaine de Chevalier) also makes the CLOS DES LUNES – Lune D'Argent 2023, made in the Sauternes appellation. We have been able to taste this wine ourselves and the first wine journalists have also done this and this is probably one of the best white wines made by Domaine de Chevalier and if we take the great price into account, this may well be the highest scoring white wine. become burgundy. 2023 seems to be an exceptional vintage for white Bordeaux wines. Clos Des Lunes is a Bordeaux Blanc (dry wine) located in the Sauternes appellations and made from old vines of Sauvignon and Sémillon. This is a very high-quality white wine at a very affordable price!

The Lune D'Argent has the fresh and floral sweetness of the Sémillon in its favorite terroir, combined with a touch of Sauvignon Blanc for liveliness and brilliance, is a unique epicurean sensation! Spring white flowers and citrus peels express themselves purely. Intense, full flavor with controlled strength. The lively and tasty acidity balances the whole. Refined finish. This wine goes wonderfully with seafood (langoustines, scallops, crustaceans), fish, cheese (Comté, blue cheeses), white meat.

FACT: This is a wine from an exceptional terroir and has Château Yquem, Château d'Arche and Château Guiraud as neighbors. In the Tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine and if you pick it up in our beautiful conditioned Wine Warehouse, you will also receive a nice collection discount.

In 2011, Olivier Bernard of Domaine de Chevalier launched his Clos des Lunes project in Sauternes, working with approximately 60 hectares of vineyards spread over five different municipalities, but mainly Sauternes itself, Bommes and Barsac. The fruit is harvested by hand, plot by plot, sometimes in multiple "attempts" to select only the ripe bunches; pressing is a lot; and the vinification takes place in barrels of 50 hectoliters and, for the best fruit, in barrels. A selection of the finest casks are then isolated to be bottled separately under the Lune d'Or label. These wines contain around 70% Sémillon, and although this variety is indisputably the best white varietal in Bordeaux, it also poses a problem, because Sémillon takes its time to show its cards, add texture and develop an aromatic range, only with some age in bottle. This terroir of Clos des Lunes is a beautiful hilly vineyard planted with old Sémillons and Sauvignon Blancs. The area is 33 hectares with 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc. There the average age of the vineyard is 30 years. The vines come from two terroirs that are complementary: the terroir of Sauternes, which consists of deep gravel with underground springs that give strength to the wine, and the terroir of Bommes, which consists of gravelly soils on a subsoil of clay and limestone that enhance the freshness of the wine. entails.