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Bottle: $19.37 $20.39
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An expressive wine with bright citrus, lemon zest, grapefruit and undertones of fresh cut grass. The mouth feel is...
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Bottle: $72.39 $76.20
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Alphonse Mellot's flagship Sancerre is a stunning pinnacle expression of Loire Sauvignon Blanc. It offers bright...
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This Graves is distinguished by its high percentage of Sémillon, sourced from vineyards in the greatest white wine...
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Bottle: $25.80 $27.16
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Our Sauvignon Blanc has brilliant clarity and offers subtle aromas of lemon, kiwi and herbaceous notes. Flavors of...
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Bottle: $22.00 $23.16
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Our Sauvignon Blanc is fresh and sunny with citrusy aromas and flavors. Enjoy its zesty flavors with salads, goat...
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Bottle: $20.33 $21.40
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The fresh notes of honeydew, citrus and ripe apple blend seamlessly in our Sauvignon Blanc. With a pleasant lingering...
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Bottle: $49.56
6 bottles: $48.57
This cuvée has a pale golden and crystalline colour. A beautiful roundness on the palate is brought by the terroirs...
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Bottle: $20.71 $21.80
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Bottle: $15.94 $18.22
This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...
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Bottle: $25.80
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This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...
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Bottle: $248.59
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A White Wine for Red Wine Lovers. Fidelio is sourced from Farella, our cool-climate Estate vineyard in the...
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Bottle: $22.61 $23.80
6 bottles: $14.73
The perfect anytime wine. It's light, fruity, slightly sweet. The pleasant, but not overpowering grapey aroma and...
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Bottle: $21.85 $23.00
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An elegant, crisp white with upfront tropical fruit flavours and gooseberries followed by a hint of green fig on the...
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Bottle: $10.99
With delicate aromas of jasmine, stone fruit, and crisp citrus, our Riesling is an excellent alternative to more...
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Bottle: $24.28 $25.56
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This [yellow tail] Sauvignon Blanc is everything a great wine should be – fresh, crisp and easy to drink. Crisp...
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Bottle: $461.95 $486.04
This is an exotic dry white with dried mango and pineapple and some slate throughout. Full-bodied with dense, rich...
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Mencia Sauvignon Blanc White Bordeaux 1.5Ltr

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.