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Ch. Graville-Lacoste, Graves - 2023

Name: Ch. Graville-Lacoste, Graves
Brand: Ch. Graville-Locoste
SKU: 31004
Price: 18.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 31004 750 mL

Château Graville-Lacoste delivers a crisp and dry, medium-bodied Graves full of rich, fruity, herbal character. The classic white Bordeaux blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, it has a fresh, lingering finish. Remarkable personality for the price.

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Graves

Producer

Ch. Graville-Locoste

Grape Variety

Sémillon

Muscadelle

Sauvignon Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

This is a marriage of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Sémillon is a grape with a distinctive Chamomile and Beeswax profile that has been coupled with the much more fruit-forward Sauvignon Blanc in Bordeaux for hundreds of years. And really, once you taste this, you get it. Where Sauvignon Blanc can veer into high-acid territory, Sémillon keeps things nice and mellow on the palate with a less zesty finish. And where pure Sémillon can be a bit uninteresting, the addition of Sauvignon Blanc offers a very complex and exciting mouthful. I won’t completely spoil the palate for you, but it’s worthwhile to have a glass of this by yourself and just close your eyes and envision yourself on the French coast where these grapes grow so beautifully.

- CF

Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

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Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...