Doisy-Daene (Bordeaux Blanc) - Bordeaux 2021

Doisy-Daene (Bordeaux Blanc) - Bordeaux 2021

Denis Dubourdieu Domaines

George, the aesthete and goldsmith of wine making, Pierre the visionary, Denis the great winegrower and reference winemaker for the whites - at the root of the "ISVV" foundation (Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences) - and finally Fabrice and Jean Jacques, the worthy heirs, it is an understatement to say that the Dubourdieu family has marked the wine industry through the ages. The Dubourdieu family was already cultivating vines in 1794, just after the French Revolution, and entered the closed circle of Grands Crus Classés in 1924, with the acquisition of Château Doisy-Daëne.

The following generations perpetuate and develop the family work, especially Denis Dubourdieu who made his name shine all over the world. Today, the family own several renowned properties, including Château Reynon, Clos Floridène and Château du Haura. Fabrice and Jean-Jacques, the new generation, honor their father's extraordinary career and highlight, vintage after vintage, the exceptional know-how of this family. 

Doisi-Daëne, the first classified growth of the family

Château Doisy-Daëne, Second Cru Classé in 1855, located in Barsac in the Sauternes appellation, is characterized by its unique terroir. The composition of the soil of the Barsac plateau is from a geological standpoint and for the Bordeaux region unusual A thin layer of clayey sands, known as "Barsac red sands", tops the chalky subsoil. This lightly cracked calcareous rock layer limits the rooting depth of the vine to about twenty inches. The water that got stored within the slightly porous rock throughout the summer, is progressively dispensed to the vine during the winter, preventing thus a water overload. This soil is particularly well-suited to the making of elegant and distinguished white wines.

On this terroir, Doisy Daëne also produces a racy and very original dry white Bordeaux, the Grand Vin Sec du Château Doisy Daëne.

Tasting notes

The Grand Vin Sec de Doisy-Daëne is one of the best Vins Blancs Secs of Bordeaux. Considered like Doisy-Daëne Barsac's young brother, it expresses in a different style all the distinction and finesse of this exceptional terroir. It possesses an unusual aromatic power, with grapefruit and white peach aromas and unleashes on the palate flavors of pear and spice. Delicious when young it also has great ageing potential (5 to 10 years).