Winemaker Notes
Lemon yellow with green reflections. Fruity with light citrus notes. Beautiful roundness with mineral notes which bring balance to this wine.
Pair with fish, white meats and blue cheese.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A crunchy white with a refreshing, fruity character. It shows notes of ripe orchard fruit, sliced lemons and dried herbs. Medium-bodied with a spiced, slightly zesty nature and juicy acidity.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2023 Bernard Magrez l'Âme de Pape Clément Blanc is firm and formidable. This wine showcases aromas and flavors of elegant sandalwood, dried peach skin, and lightly smoked oak, a great choice with lemon-herb cod. (Tasted: May 17, 2025, 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.