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Château La Clarière Blanc 2022
Bordeaux AOC
View awards
- Gold, Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, 2023
- Gold, Les Vinalies Nationales, 2024
- Gold, Frankfurt International Trophy, 2024
- Silver, Concours des Feminalise-Beaume, 2024
Tony Laithwaite had long wanted to make an estate white at La Clarière, but traditionally Bordeaux's Castillon is all about reds. Now, with some top vineyards he's crafted this Gold-medal, oak-fermented, lees-aged white. Citrusy, spiced and long.
Tony Laithwaite had long wanted to make an estate white at La Clarière, but traditionally Bordeaux's Castillon is all about reds. Now, with some top vineyards he's crafted this Gold-medal, oak-fermented, lees-aged white. Citrusy, spiced and long.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Rounded creamy stone fruit, bright acidity, toasty oak, grassy, spice
Aroma
Creamy peach, toasty vanilla, citrus, grassy herbaceous
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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White - Dry
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Light gold
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13.5% ABV
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10.13 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2032
Lying on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, Castillon is known for its clarets. Indeed the appellation may only produce red wines, but that hasn’t stopped the team at Château La Clarière wanting to make a white of equally fine standing. So they planted two vineyards on the estate, on terroir particularly suited to white grapes, with both Sauvignons Gris and Blanc, and have reaped the awards ever since – a Trophy and 18 Golds since its launch. Blended from bright Sauvignon Blanc and richer Sauvignon Gris, oak fermented and lees aged for almost a year in part-new oak barrels, it's reminiscent of the grand wines of Pessac Léognan. Best enjoyed from spring 2024, with sauced white meat or fish. Or cellar to allow layers of complexity to develop.
For the 2021 vintage
