Lune d'Argent, Clos des Lunes Bordeaux Blanc - 2022

Name: Lune d'Argent, Clos des Lunes Bordeaux Blanc
Brand: Clos des Lunes
SKU: 27549
Price: 18.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 27549 750mL

From a vineyard of deep gravelly soils located in Sauternes called "Clos des Lunes," this gift-worthy white is a grand effort from famed Domaine de Chevalier in Pessac-Léognan. It was matured 25% in barrel and in temperature-controlled vats with regular stirring of the lees.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Producer

Clos des Lunes

Grape Variety

Sémillon

Sauvignon Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

Okay, I have a confession: I don’t always love Sauvignon Blanc. Still, I try to keep an open mind with every wine I taste. While this Bordeaux Blanc is dominated by Sémillon, the Sauvignon Blanc steals the show. It is very smoky and ashy with vivid noted of roasted green peppers and grass. The Sémillon gives it a lovely richness and structure that acts as a fantastic counterpoint to the grassy, high-toned, exuberant Sauvignon Blanc. This wine has won over one of Sauvignon Blanc's biggest skeptics.

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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...

Bordeaux

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...