October 27, 2017

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Grand Cru Classé Graves 2014

(Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France) $60

Complex, rich, vivid. Expensive but oh so good.

Available at Vivino.com

The terms lieu dit and climat may be used interchangeably.

Answer: False.

These two terms are commonly used in Burgundy, and although both delineate a plot of land, they mean slightly different things. A lieu dit (le DEE) is a place defined by its topography or history. (The words lieu dit mean “place name”). The word climat (klee-MA) is used to describe a place by its climate and soil.

Scion

Most vines are composed of two parts: the part above ground, the scion (SIGH-on) and the part that’s mostly below ground, the rootstock. The scion is grafted onto the rootstock. The scion is a particular… Continue reading

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Grand Cru Classé Graves 2014

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