Chateau Grand Bourdieu Expression Blanc 2013
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Wilfred
Wong
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Blend: 60% Semillon and 40% Sauvignon Blanc.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Showing attractive characteristics found in New World wines, the well-designed 2013 Expression de Château Grand Bourdieu shows a richer side of Graves. This wine is beautifully layered as it exhibits ripe fruit, savory earth, and sweet citrus. Its juicy finish pairs it well with seared tarragon-accented halibut. (Tasted: July 6, 2017, San Francisco, CA)
Sometimes light and crisp, other times rich and creamy, Bordeaux White Blends typically consist of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Often, a small amount of Muscadelle or Sauvignon Gris is included for added intrigue. Popularized in Bordeaux, the blend is often mimicked throughout the New World. Somm Secret—Sauternes and Barsac are usually reserved for dessert, but they can be served before, during or after a meal. Try these sweet wines as an aperitif with jamón ibérico, oysters with a spicy mignonette or during dinner alongside hearty Alsatian sausage.
Famous for both its red and white wines, Graves is a large region, extending 30 miles southeast of the city of Bordeaux, along the left bank of the Garonne River. Red wine producing vineyards cover well over three times as much area as the whites. In the late 1980s, the French created the separate appellation of Pessac-Léognan within the northern confines of Graves. It includes all of its most famous properties, and the southern suburbs of the city Bordeaux itself. In French "graves" is a term used to indicate gravelly soils.