Sauv.Blanc & Sémillon
£16.50
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2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Extra Ordinary White by Château Villa Bel-Air, Bordeaux
White
2020
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Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£16.00
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(37.5cl)
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2016 Les Lions de Suduiraut, Sauternes
White
2016
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£22.50
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(37.5cl)
Ex-Chateau
Original Wooden Case
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2006 Ch. Suduiraut, Sauternes
White
2006
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Full Bodied
Luscious
13.0% Alcohol
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£26.00
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1996 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
1996
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£33.00
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(37.5cl)
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2004 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2004
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£39.00
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(75cl)
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2018 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2018
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£46.00
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2009 Château Guiraud, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
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Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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£49.00
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(37.5cl)
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2005 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2005
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£50.00
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2007 Cuvée d'Exception, Dourthe, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2007
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Full Bodied
Luscious
15.0% Alcohol
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£54.00
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2021 Quintessa, Illumination, California, USA
White
2021
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Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£70.00
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(75cl)
Ex-Chateau
Original Wooden Case
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2009 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£92.00
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2020 La Clarté de Haut-Brion, Graves, Bordeaux
White
2020
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Full Bodied
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13.5% Alcohol
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£303.00
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2019 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2019
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.5% Alcohol
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£158.00
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(300cl)
Limited availability
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2017 Château Latour-Martillac Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2017
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13.0% Alcohol
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£200.00
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2016 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2016
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£321.00
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2020 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux
White
2020
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13.5% Alcohol
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£574.48
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2018 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2018
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12.5% Alcohol
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£585.00
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(150cl)
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2015 L'Extravagant de Doisy Daëne, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2015
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Full Bodied
Luscious
12.0% Alcohol
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£1,416.00
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(300cl)
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2018 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2018
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2014 Château Guiraud, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux
White
2015
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Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2015
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2009 Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2009
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2009 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2014 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
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Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2009 Liquid Gold Assortment Case Sauternes
White
2009
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.0% Alcohol
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2009 Cuvée d'Exception, Dourthe, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
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Full Bodied
Luscious
15.0% Alcohol
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2009 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2015
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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The blend used for White Graves and Sauternes and rarely encountered outside France. In the great dry whites of Graves, Sauvignon Blanc tends to predominate in the blend, although properties such as Smith Haut Lafite use 100% Sauvignon Blanc while others such as Laville Haut Brion have as much as 60% Sémillon in their final blends. Sauvignon Blanc wines can lose their freshness and fruit after a couple of years in bottle - if blended with Sémillon, then the latter bolsters the wine when the initial fruit from the Sauvignon fades. Ultimately Sauvignon Blanc gives the wine its aroma and raciness while Sémillon gives it backbone and longevity.
In Sauternes, Sémillon is dominant, with Sauvignon Blanc playing a supporting role - it is generally harvested about 10 days before Sémillon and the botrytis concentrates its sweetness and dampens Sauvignon Blanc`s naturally pungent aroma. It contributes acidity, zip and freshness to Sauternes and is an important component of the blend.