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Laithwaites Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Bordeaux AOC

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  • Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2017
  • Gold, Guide des Vins Gilbert et Gaillard, 2017
  • Gold, China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, 2018

In 1995, we launched this revolutionary Bordeaux white and immediately won a prestigious IWC Trophy. Winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua has been fine tuning it ever since, hence the three Golds for this excellent vintage. It's gooseberry fresh and elegant.

In 1995, we launched this revolutionary Bordeaux white and immediately won a prestigious IWC Trophy. Winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua has been fine tuning it ever since, hence the three Golds for this excellent vintage. It's gooseberry fresh and elegant.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Grapefruit and nectarine; stony mineral and citrus notes

Aroma

Gooseberry, freshly cut grass and stony lemon aromas

Laithwaites Sauvignon Blanc 2016

More information

  • 12.0% ABV
  • 9.0 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2019

With the first release of this wine 22 years ago, we showed judges and consumers alike that Bordeaux whites could have the elegant restraint of France and also vibrant fruitiness – in those days that was a novelty. And so it won the International Wine Challenge ‘White Wine of the Year’. Over two decades and 30 medals (inc Best Value Gold) later Haut-Brion trained winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua gets no less excited about his pride and joy – personally earmarking the best grapes from Sauveterre in the Entre Deux Mers and supervising every step of production. The result is an appetising white, with a perfect balance of grassy freshness, light tropical fruit and lemon zip. Equally at home as a glass on its own or with fish, salad or spicy noodles.

"Fine alternative to the overpriced, overpowering New Zealand sauvignons. This is gloriously creamy" Guy Woodward on 2015
The Guardian
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