Château Clos Floridène Blanc 2018

Graves AOC

/ 5 ( reviews)

91pts, The Wine Advocate, 2022
91pts, James Suckling, 2022
92pts, Tasted 100% Blind, Andreas Larsson, 2022
18/20, Vinum Wine Magazine, 2022

Top-notch Graves is the holy grail for fans of dry white Bordeaux. This classic release from an estate in the heart of the appellation is powerful, rich, with layers of intense tropical flavour. Barrel-aged, it is mineral zipped and will cellar well.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Exotic ripe tropical fruits, ginger, toasty spice, intense minerality

Aroma

Tropical notes of guava, mango and pineapple, with citrus and spice

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

More information

White - Dry
Sauvignon Based Blend
France
Mid gold

12.5% ABV
9.38 Units
750.00 ml
31 December, 2030

In the heart of the Graves appellation, Clos Floridène is named after its founders – the late Denis Dubourdieu and his wife Florence, top names in French viticulture. They chose it for its enviable location high on the calcareous soil plateau of Pujols-sur-Ciron, near Barsac, with plots too on the pebbly soils of Ilats. What started as 2 hectares has gradually been built up to the 31 hectares of today. 2018 was an outstanding year, producing a wine with wonderful ripe fruit balanced by intense mineral freshness. Fermented and aged in new oak barrels, it offers exotic fruit, toasty oak and mineral zip. Decant at least an hour beforehand to allow it to open out. It will age well. Serve cellar cool with fine white meat or fish dishes.

"Tropical scents of green guava, mango and pineapple with touches of honeysuckle. Fantastic freshness" Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Wine Advocate, 91pts