Chateau Ducourt Bordeaux Blanc (75cl, 12%)

A dry white wine from Bordeaux, France, blending 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Sémillon, bottled at approximately 12% ABV in a 750ml format. The 2023 vintage earned a Gold Medal at the Concours de Bordeaux Vins d'Aquitaine. Vignobles Ducourt is a family-owned estate managing roughly 450 hectares across 14 châteaux in six appellations. Grapes are machine-harvested in cool early-morning hours, then undergo skin-contact maceration for several hours. Cold alcoholic fermentation begins at 12°C before the temperature is gradually raised to 20°C to complete fermentation. The nose opens with citrus blossom and honeysuckle, shifting to fresh lime zest and green gooseberry with a subtle grassy undertone. The palate is bright and citrus-driven with white grapefruit and green grape, rounded at mid-palate by Sémillon's stone-fruit ripeness and faint saline minerality. The finish is crisp and dry with zippy acidity and lingering fresh herbs and lemon pith.