Winemaker Notes
Biscaye Baie has a brilliant pale yellow. Exuberant nose of white flowers, white peaches, pineapple, Japanese nashi pear, and citrus fruits. Fresh and crisp in the mouth with a luscious richness in the midpalate and a nice long finish.
This is a wine to be enjoyed at all times or accompanied with seafood, white meat dishes, creamy or garlic-based pasta dishes, and cheese.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2023 Biscaye Baie Sauvignon Blanc shows that Southwest France delivers excellent values. This wine offers aromas and flavors of rustic spices, light floral notes, and faint chalkiness. Enjoy this wine with a bowl of steamed mussels. (Tasted: July 3, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Offering the perfect balance of quality and value, Southwest, France is a recognized appellation that encompasses all wine regions in France’s southwestern corner (except for Bordeaux and Cognac, which merit their very own). Two of the more famous subregions here are Cahors, known for its Malbec, and Madiran, home of the robust Tannat grape. Bordeaux Blends are also popular red wines of the Southwest; Petit Manseng is the regions’s star autochthonous white variety.