White Bordeaux Blend Wines

White Bordeaux Blend Wines

White Bordeaux Wines

No matter which wine connoisseur you ask, Bordeaux will almost always take first or second place when it comes to respected, accomplished viticultural regions. Their culture is so perfectly tailored towards growing perfect, ripe, low-yield grapes and developing amazing blends, that it’s no wonder that they consistently stay on top of the fine wine market. Their white wines are highly sought after, to the point where you might have to wait a decade or so to get some of the most luxurious bottles. If you have the budget for them, however, they will lift you up to the heavens through sheer quality and complexity.

Generally speaking, you have two types of white Bordeaux blend in terms of flavor and texture. The first category consists of lighter, fruity, playful wines. They weave a tapestry of juicy, big flavors such as honey, grapefruit, lemon, citrus, or gooseberry, where each individual thread can entangle you and steal your attention from anything going on in the real world. The other category is typically more sought after, but harder to obtain. These are creamy, syrupy, rich wines that almost flow like freshly made, expensive honey, and tickle your tongue with their oily, bold texture. The combination of flavors can remind you of a warrior’s feast from tales of fantasy, with decadent baked apple and pear, lemon butter, ginger or caramelized grapefruit. There are very few wines out there that create this thick whirlpool of strong flavors, separating white Bordeaux blends above any sort of competitor.

A bottle or two of Pessac-Léognan white wine is a good place to start exploring glorious white Bordeaux. If you have the budget for it, try to sample both flavor and texture archetypes, to improve your collection and, more importantly, your perspective on what makes a truly great bottle of wine.
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  1. 1947 Chateau Doisy Daene Sauternes (2010 Ex-Chateau Release)
    1947 Chateau Doisy Daene Sauternes (2010 Ex-Chateau Release)
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    As low as $549.00
  2. 1961 calon segur Bordeaux Red
    1961 Calon Segur
    96
    JG
    (Château Calon-Ségur) After having been snake-bitten with bad luck on a couple of occasions (cooked examples) with the 1961 Calon-Ségur, I was delighted to be served a bottle in..." Learn More
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    As low as $849.00
  3. 1961 ducru beaucaillou Bordeaux Red
    1961 Ducru Beaucaillou
    98
    JG
    It has now been more than a decade since I last crossed paths with a bottle of the 1961 vintage at Ducru, which remains the greatest vintage from this estate that I have ever taste..." Learn More
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    As low as $5,355.00
  4. 1961 montrose Bordeaux Red
    1961 Montrose
    95
    RP
    A stunning wine from a superb vintage, the 1961 Montrose is still in need of another 10 years of cellaring. The deep, opaque dark ruby color, the huge bouquet of ripe cassis fruit ..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,170.00
  5. 1961 talbot Bordeaux Red
    1961 Talbot
    The nose is closed at first and needed some coaxing from the glass. When it did appear, it had more depth and complexity than Calon-Segur with earthy notes mixed with a faint notes..." Learn More
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    As low as $680.00
  6. 1967 lafite rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1967 Lafite Rothschild
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    As low as $770.00
  7. 1969 ausone Bordeaux Red
    1969 Ausone
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    As low as $490.00
  8. 1970 latour Bordeaux Red
    1970 Latour
    98
    RP
    One of the top two or three wines of the vintage (Petrus and Trotanoy are noteworthy rivals), this young, magnificent Latour is still 5-10 years away from full maturity. The opaque..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,089.00
  9. 1971 lafite rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1971 Lafite Rothschild
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    As low as $725.00
  10. 1971 petrus Bordeaux Red
    1971 Petrus
    95
    RP
    This bottle of 1971 Petrus is perhaps the best that I have encountered, completely overawing the 1970 served alongside. It boasts a gorgeous bouquet with delineated red berry fruit..." Learn More
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    As low as $6,065.00
  11. 1974 Mouton Rothschild
    1974 Mouton Rothschild
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    As low as $585.00
  12. 1975 les forts de latour Bordeaux Red
    1975 Les Forts De Latour
    The wines at Latour were being made by Jean-Paul Gardère and Henri Martin in 1975. This is hugely impressive for a second wine (the label made its first appearance in the 1960s bu..." Learn More
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    As low as $300.00
  13. 1979 lafite rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1979 Lafite Rothschild
    92
    WS
    Fruity, deep and firm, filled with plum and cherry, backed by youthful, stiff tannins. Needs time for complexity to develop. Try in 1995.--Lafite Rothschild vertical.Wine Spectator..." Learn More
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    As low as $860.00
  14. 1979 latour Bordeaux Red
    1979 Latour
    90-92
    RPNM
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    As low as $680.00
  15. 1979 petrus Bordeaux Red
    1979 Petrus
    97
    RP-HG
    A rather hard wine, with a firm backbone of silky tannins and sweet black olive, vanilla and berry aromas and flavors.--Pétrus vertical. Best from 1992 through 1995. Wine Spectato..." Learn More
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    As low as $3,130.00
  16. 1980 Mouton Rothschild
    1980 Mouton Rothschild
    90-92
    RPNM
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    As low as $625.00
  17. 1981 palmer Bordeaux Red
    1981 Palmer
    (Château Palmer) The 1981 vintage at Château Palmer is really lovely middleweight and a wine that offers up lovely sappiness at the core to go along with very refined aromatic co..." Learn More
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    As low as $430.00
  18. 1982 calon segur Bordeaux Red
    1982 Calon Segur
    94+
    RP
    (Château Calon-Ségur (Previous Example)) This note on the ’82 Calon-Ségur dates back a couple of years, but was from a bottle that I would guess hailed from a different lot, a..." Learn More
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    As low as $370.00
  19. 1982 cos destournel Bordeaux Red
    1982 Cos D'Estournel
    96
    RP
    I loved this bottle of 1982 Cos d’Estournel, and it was easily the best bottle I’ve had of this wine, which has always shown slightly tired and over the hill for me. It sho..." Learn More
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    As low as $599.00
  20. 1982 ducru beaucaillou Bordeaux Red
    1982 Ducru Beaucaillou
    97
    JD
    The finest bottle I’ve had of this wine (which came from the estate), the 1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou continues to drink brilliantly and is a magical Saint-Julien. Still heal..." Learn More
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    As low as $539.00
  21. 1982 gruaud larose Bordeaux Red
    1982 Gruaud Larose
    98
    RP
    A massive wine that is clearly of first-growth quality in this vintage, the 1982 Gruaud Larose remains a youngster. A broodingly dense, thick, unctuously textured, inky/plum/garnet..." Learn More
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    As low as $749.00
  22. 1982 la mission haut brion Bordeaux Red
    1982 La Mission Haut Brion
    100
    RP
    A monumental wine, this historic La Mission-Haut-Brion was the last vintage made by the descendants of the Woltner family, who had owned this estate for decades prior to selling it..." Learn More
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    6L
    As low as $2,395.00
  23. 1982 lafite rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1982 Lafite Rothschild
    100
    RP-HG
    The 1982 Lafite-Rothschild is a wine I have drunk several times, though maybe this is the first time in magnum. It is deeply impressive. Deep in colour, it has a classic Pauillac n..." Learn More
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    As low as $6,920.00
  24. 1982 latour Bordeaux Red
    1982 Latour
    100
    RP
    There are hints of brick orange around the outer edges, but this is still beautifully rich red at the core, and the warmth of the vintage’s sunshine is clear from the first momen..." Learn More
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    As low as $3,130.00
  25. 1982 leoville las cases Bordeaux Red
    1982 Leoville Las Cases
    100
    RP-HG
    Still stubbornly backward, yet beginning to budge from its pre-adolescent stage, this dense, murky ruby/purple-colored wine offers up notes of graphite, sweet caramel, black cherry..." Learn More
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    As low as $879.00
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