Sauvignon Blanc & Sémillon
£17.50
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2022 Berry Bros. & Rudd Extra Ordinary White By Château de Chantegrive, Bordeaux
White
2022
Ready - mature
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£19.25
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(37.5cl)
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2017 Berry Bros. & Rudd Sauternes by Château Suduiraut, Bordeaux
White
2017
Ready - mature
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£26.50
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2022 Constantia Glen, Two, Constantia, South Africa
White
2022
Ready - at best
Medium Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£88.00
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2021 Château Duhart-Milon Blanc, Pauillac, Bordeaux
White
2021
Ready - youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£106.00
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2022 La Clarté de Haut-Brion, Graves, Bordeaux
White
2022
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£122.00
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(75cl)
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2021 Le Petit Cheval Blanc, Bordeaux
White
2021
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£324.00
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2022 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, Bordeaux
White
2022
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£575.00
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2018 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2018
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£579.50
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2020 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2020
Not ready
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£643.00
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(150cl)
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2021 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2021
Not ready
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£723.25
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2020 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2020
Not ready
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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£724.00
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2022 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2022
Not ready
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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£965.50
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2010 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2010
Ready - mature
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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£2,363.00
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(300cl)
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2022 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2022
Not ready
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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2016 Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready - mature
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2016 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready - mature
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2016 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2016 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2014 Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.0% Alcohol
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2014 Aile d'Argent Blanc, Château Mouton Rothschild, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready - at best
Medium Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2014 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2014 Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready - mature
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2016 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2016
Ready - youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Guiraud, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Ygrec, Château d'Yquem, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready - mature
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready - mature
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2013 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2013
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2015
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2014 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
White
2014
Ready - at best
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% 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.