Sauv.Blanc & Sémillon
£20.00
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2019 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2019
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Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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£20.95
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2015 Château Raymond-Lafon, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready, but will improve
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.0% Alcohol
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£105.00
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2019 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2019
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£110.00
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(300cl)
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2016 Lune d'Argent, Clos des Lunes, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£158.00
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(300cl)
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2017 Château Latour-Martillac Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2017
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Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£180.00
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(150cl)
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2018 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2018
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Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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£185.00
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(75cl)
Ex-Chateau
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1989 Château Suduiraut, Crème de Tête, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
1989
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.5% 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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£574.48
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2018 Château la Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2018
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Full Bodied
Dry
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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£2,544.00
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(600cl)
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2018 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2018
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2009 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Ready, but will improve
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2013 Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2013
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Cullen Vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc/ Semillon, Western Austrailia
White
2015
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2015
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2009 Château Raymond-Lafon, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Valandraud Blanc, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready, but will improve
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2014 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2009 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Ready, but will improve
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2009 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2009
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2013 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2013
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2009 L'Extravagant de Doisy Daëne, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2009
Ready, but will improve
Full Bodied
Luscious
12.5% Alcohol
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2014 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2016 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
For Laying Down
Medium Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2016 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2014 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2014 Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2014
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.0% Alcohol
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2014 Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2016 L'Extravagant de Doisy Daëne, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2016
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Luscious
12.5% Alcohol
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2016 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
For Laying Down
Full Bodied
Dry
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.