2024 | Clos Floridène Blanc | Graves | France

Denis Dubourdieu's benchmark white Graves — the late "pope of white wine" made this estate a Bordeaux reference.

Clos Floridène was the home estate of the late Professor Denis Dubourdieu, the legendary oenologist known as the "pope of white Bordeaux." This white Graves is a Sauvignon Blanc–Sémillon blend off the estate's distinctive limestone-and-red-sand terroir, barrel-fermented for texture — a wine that helped define the modern style of dry white Bordeaux.

A white Graves from the man who reinvented the category is a genuine benchmark. Made by the master of white Bordeaux → its polish rivals wines twice the price → at $36.99 you're drinking a modern Graves classic.

• Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon blend
• Graves, Bordeaux — limestone and red sand
• Clos Floridène — Denis Dubourdieu's home estate
• Barrel-fermented for texture and depth

Citrus, white peach and blackcurrant leaf over a waxy, mineral, subtly oaked palate. Translation: zesty grapefruit and stone fruit with Sémillon roundness and a saline, textured finish — serious white Bordeaux.

A modern Graves benchmark from a legendary winemaker. Exactly the white for oysters, roast chicken, or the cheese course.