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Château Bel Air Perponcher Réserve, Bordeaux Blanc 2023
White Wine from France - Bordeaux
This mouthwatering blend of sauvignon, semillon and a splash of muscadelle makes a wonderfully refreshing summer wine. Awarded a gold medal and singled out for value at the Decanter World Wine Awards, whose judges described it as ‘packed with personality and charm`.
Price:
£10.95
Bottle
Price:
£131.00
Case of 12
In Stock
Code: BW7691
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
- 75cl
- Now to 2026
- 13% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Screwcap
Vignobles Despagne
Vignobles Despagne is responsible for six Bordeaux properties, spanning 300 hectares, and is known for taking more care of its vines than some classed growths.
The family shines like a beacon in Entre-Deux-Mers. In 1990, it acquired Château Bel-Air Perponcher here, and has developed as high a reputation for its whites as its reds at this property. The vines, which are immaculately tended, comprise sauvignon blanc, semillon and muscadelle for the whites and merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc for the reds and the company’s rosé. Vines have been cultivated organically since 2008.
The ‘grand vin’ here is 80% merlot, with 10% each of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, and is aged in new oak barrels. Drink it between four to eight years after the vintage.
A lighter, unoaked wine (the Réserve) is also made, as well as a semillon-dominant white which is cool fermented to achieve a refreshing, aromatic character. The property’s rosé is made using cabernet sauvignon (plus around 30% merlot and a little cabernet franc), the grapes for which are picked at optimum ripeness to retain their freshness.
This property is run by Basaline Despagne, and her brother Thibault runs Château Mont-Perat, a fantastic example of a Premier Cotes de Bordeaux from the right bank of the Garonne. Acquired in 1998, the four splendidly positioned hills of vines here are managed by Jean-Pierre Cousinié.
A quarter of the estate is given to the white wine, which is typically a blend of 80% sauvignon ...