White wines to buy now!
There’s the obvious association with winter and red wine, but here at Bordeaux Wines UK we believe white wine can be and should be enjoyed all year round regardless of the weather. Bordeaux might be famous for its reds, but the region produces a brilliant range of dry and sweet white wines.
We’ve picked four affordable dry white wines to buy and consume now – perfect for a date night, evening in with the girls or to take to a dinner party.
Château Bel Air Perponcher 2014
crisp and fruity AOC Bordeaux releases fresh gooseberry notes on the nose and reveals a rhubarb tang on the palate. Produced from mainly Sémillon grapes blended with some sauvignon blanc and Muscadelle in the Entre-deux-Mers region in south east of Bordeaux. It’s fresh and fruity disposition will pair perfectly with light fish dishes such as avocado and prawns or a fish terrine, as well as white crumbly goat cheese. All easy on the post-Christmas waistline.
Buy it here for £8.50
Château Tour Léognan 2011
Produced in Pessac-Léognan, the region described as a “world class wine area” by Oz Clarke (see our interview here), Château Tour Léognan is a structured and generous dry white wine with a more serious, but elegant palate. Aromas of grapefruit, orange blossom and gooseberry offset its mineral style making it a great accompaniment to fish.
Buy it here for £14.99
Dourthe No1 2014
Produced in the region that’s referred to as the pioneer of the Bordeaux Sauvignon, Dourthe No 1 is a beautifully balanced dry white wine with citrus notes and aromas of blossom and goosebury. Drink this crisp and fruity wine with Lanchashire cheese, sushi, prawns or grilled fish.
Buy it here for £8.49
Château St Jean de Graves
Drink it now or save for a couple of years for a special occasion, this Château St Jean in the AOC Graves region is a structured and generous dry white Bordeaux with an aromatic fruit flavour. Produced from Semillon and Sauvignon blanc grapes, this Graves is refreshing and well-balanced, and will partner well with chicken or Asian dishes.
Buy it here for £8.49
Find our dry white wines, sweet white wines and red wines in our Everyday Bordeaux Selection.
