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french whites

bordeaux

2001 Chateau De Malle Sauternes $$$

Color: Medium gold

Nose: Honey, floral

Taste: Rich with honey and floral

Finish: Medium

Evaluation: Well made overall 90 points

2003 Chateau Claron Notre vin blanc Graves (60% Semillon, 35% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Muscadelle) $

Color: Medium gold

Nose: Mineral, floral, citrus

Taste: A touch of sweetness from the Semillon along with mineral, floral and fruits

Finish: Medium and pleasant

Evaluation: A nice wine for under $10 88 points

2003 Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan $$

Color: Light gold

Nose: Rich with floral, mineral, and pear

Taste: Floral, mineral, pear, and peach

Finish: Medium and pleasant

Evaluation: Nice, inexpensive White Bordeaux 90 points

2004 Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan $$

Color: Greenish

Nose: Mineral, lime, apple

Taste: A little bitter with apple, mineral, and grapefruit

Finish: Medium

Evaluation: OK 86 points

2005 Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan $$$

Color: Light gold

Nose: Grapefruit, peach, minerals

Taste: Peach, honey and floral

Finish: Medium concentrated wine

Evaluation: Well made 89 points

2005 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes $$$$

Color: Medium yellow

Nose: Golden apple, honey, apricots

Taste: Sweet with concentration. Full of fruit flavors

Finish: Medium and concentrated

Evaluation: This needs 10 years 91 points

2005 Chateau Suau Barsac (Sauternes) $$

Color: Golden hue

Nose: Mineral, floral and pear

Taste: Sweet with honey, apple and floral

Finish: Crisp with apple and mineral

Evaluation: Solid. 86 points

2007 Chateau Bonnet Entre-Deux-Mers $$

Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle

Color: Medium gold

Nose: Mineral, peach, floral

Taste: Crisp acidity with floral, minerals, peach, limes

Finish: Short with an intense up front component

Evaluation: Solid intro to dry White Bordeaux 86 points

2007 Château Guiraud 'G' Sec $$

Color: Light gold

Nose: Kiwi fruit, floral, grapefruit

Taste: Wow mineral infused with grapefruit, kiwi, floral

Finish: Medium and concentrated

Evaluation: Really nice wine 88 points

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