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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1985 Haut Brion Blanc - 750 ml98RP-NMAvailability: Available SoonThe 1985 Château Haut Brion Blanc is candidate for the best dry white Bordeaux produced that decade - period. Havi..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,800.00
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2005 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - 750 ml97WSAvailability: Available SoonDisplays lemon, honey, mineral, fennel seed and lime aromas. Full-bodied, this fills the mouth with lime, apple tart and..." Learn More- 750 ml$170.00
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2007 Monbousquet Blanc - 750 ml91VMAvailability: Available SoonBright yellow. Honeyed aromas and flavors of orange, tangerine, lanolin and toasty, vanillin oak. Sweet, dense and broad..." Learn More- 750 ml$100.00
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2007 Laville Haut Brion - 750 ml96RPAvailability: Available SoonNo written review provided | 96 RP
A ripe wine, with a delicious citrus and pear character, sweet f..." Learn More- 750 ml$545.00 -
2009 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - 750 ml97-98JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is very dense and powerful, reminds me of the 2005 but it has more structure and acidity. It’s a blockbuster ..." Learn More- 750 ml$155.00
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2011 Lynch Bages Blanc - 750 ml94JSAvailability: Available SoonThis white shows lots of lemon, lime and sliced-green-pineapple character. Full body, bright acidity and a clean, fresh ..." Learn More- 750 ml$125.00
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2013 Monbousquet Blanc - 750 ml92JSAvailability: Available SoonVery aromatic with sliced pear, cooked apple character and lemon rind undertones. Creamy texture. Full body, bright acid..." Learn More- 750 ml$110.00
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2014 Monbousquet Blanc - 750 ml90-91JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is tight and intense with mineral, pear and lemon rind character. Full body and round with juicy fruits and a fresh..." Learn More- 750 ml$100.00
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2014 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - 750 ml98JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is so solid and structured. It’s bigger and better than most 2014s! What a wine. Full body with flavors of st..." Learn More- 750 ml$150.00
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2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - 750 ml99JDAvailability: Available SoonThe white of the vintage is the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which comes from a high-density planting of 30-year-old..." Learn More- 750 ml$165.00
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2016 Cos D'estournel Blanc - 750 ml98JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is very linear and direct on the palate, showing great potential and length. Full body with mango and dried-lemon c..." Learn More- 750 ml$200.00
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2016 Les Charmes Godard Bordeaux Blanc - 750 ml92JSAvailability: In StockThis is layered and lightly tannic with lemon rind, mineral and Brazilian-lime character. Full-bodied, dense and flavorf..." Learn More- 750 ml$19.99
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2016 La Clarte de Haut Brion Blanc - 1.5L94JDAvailability: In StockThe second wine of this incredible estate is the 2016 La Clarte de Haut Brion Blanc (76.3% Sémillon and 23.7% Sau..." Learn More- 1.5L$195.00
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2017 Haut Brion Blanc - 750 ml99RPAvailability: Available SoonComposed of 56.2% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.8% Sémillon, the 2017 Blanc sashays out of the glass with gregarious not..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,405.00
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2017 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - 750 ml98JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is really powerful and structured with superb muscle and phenolic tension. Yet, it’s formed and polished, lay..." Learn More- 750 ml$165.00
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2017 Aile d'Argent - 750 ml98JSAvailability: Available SoonA dense, layered white with lots of exotic fruit, from mangoes to pineapple. Tart tartine. Hints of coconut and orange j..." Learn More- 750 ml$140.00
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2018 Le Petit Cheval Blanc - 750 ml92DECAvailability: Available SoonJuicy, precise and elegant, this is also extremely well balanced. It has soft black fruits, liquorice and gently smoked ..." Learn More- 750 ml$190.00
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2018 Carbonnieux Blanc - 750 ml94WEAvailability: In StockThe wine already has a delicious side that is both refreshing and tangy. Its tight texture is bright, shining with herbs..." Learn More- 750 ml$44.99
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2018 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc - 750 ml97-98JSAvailability: Available SoonThis is very dense and deep with glorious fruit and a creamy textured, very long finish. A superb young white. Energetic..." Learn More- 750 ml$190.00
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2018 Haut Brion Blanc - 750 ml95-96JSAvailability: Available SoonA dense and ripe white with sliced apples and pineapple and hints of cooked lemons. Round and velvety texture. Flavorful..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,345.00
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2018 Le Petit Haut Lafitte Blanc - 750 ml97WSAvailability: In StockAlready very full in feel, with alluring tangerine, verbena, orange blossom, bitter almond and brioche notes. Long and l..." Learn More- 750 ml$35.95
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2018 Les Hauts De Smith Blanc - 750 ml93-94JSAvailability: In StockThis is a really tangy and dense white with sliced white peaches and pears. Medium to full body, lots of fruit and a lon..." Learn More- 750 ml$39.99