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Clos Floridène Blanc, Graves 2019
White Wine from France - Bordeaux
A ripe yet fresh blend of semillon and sauvignon from the Dubourdieu family’s well-respected property in the Graves. Grown on limestone soils which are ideally suited for making serious white Bordeaux.
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Code: BW6751A1
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
- Now to 2028
- 12.5% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, natural
Denis Dubourdieu
The late and much missed Denis Dubourdieu, who died in the summer of 2016, did more than follow his winemaking father and grandfather’s footsteps. A professor of oenology since 1987, he has been described in the past as wine’s most famous scientist, and he advised some of the greatest properties in the world, including Cheval Blanc and Yquem. His skills were highly sought after.
Denis and his wife Florence ran several Bordeaux properties : Château Doisy-Daëne, Clos Floridène, Château Reynon (purchased by his father-in-law Pierre in 1958 and where Florence and Denis moved upon their marriage in 1976), Château Cantegril and Château Haura. The management of these estates now falls to Florence and his eminently capable sons, Fabrice and Jean-Jacques. As well as their legendary sweet wines, they also produce an impressive range of dry reds and whites.
The Dubourdieu family owns 135 hectares of vineyards in the Sauternes, Graves, and Cadillac-Cotes de Bordeaux regions. They use a traditional ploughing system, and are committed friends of the environment: they no longer use weed killer, they fertilise the vines with organic manure, and all bud removal, trellising and leaf removal is done by hand. Their carbon footprint is a conscious issue too: they own a forest equal to the size of their vineyards as a way of repaying their debt to the land.
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JancisRobinson.com
Tense and taut .... Serious and fine. Saline finish. 16.5/20
decanter.com
Read moreFreshness and elegance are what best describes this Graves, with a very balanced blend of Sémillon (55%) and Sauvignon Blanc. Eight months on the lees have added creaminess and a subtle roundness to the...
Decanter
Read moreA consistently high-quality 40 ha estate on the calcareous plateau near Barsac. A fitting tribute to the late Denis Dubourdieu, this is a blend of 55% semillon and 45% sauvignon blanc, rich and smooth on ...