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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.94 $40.70
12 bottles: $39.14
The 2018 Le Petit Haut Lafitte Blanc is a blend of 80% Sauvignon and 20% Sémillon brought up in 50% new French oak....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.83 $42.00
94-95 A bright, salty white with dried-apple, lemon and hot-stone character. It’s full-bodied, yet vivid and tight...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $38.83 $40.52
The 2021 Le Petit Haut Lafitte Blanc is a stellar wine that very much captures both the style of the year and the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $149.80 $163.20
The Grand Vin 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc ratchets everything up a notch, offering a vividly fresh bouquet...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $149.92 $163.20
96-98 Barrel Sample. In a line of great white wines from this estate, here is a superb vintage. It has all the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $124.95
Case only
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $140.04
Dense yet agile Smith with dried apple, lemon, aniseed, and gunpowder aromas and flavors. Some stones too. Full body,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $108.95
Dense and beautifully ripe, this is a rounded rich wine. It focuses on the tropical yellow-fruit spectrum. That gives...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $152.95
Very subtle and complex with sliced cooked apples, pie crust and hints of oyster shell as well as Iodine....
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $151.95
Pure perfection in a glass, the incredible Smith Haut Lafitte 2016 has a dense, vibrant, energetic and floral bouquet...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $119.94
One of the whites of the vintage is the 2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, which is based on 90% Sauvignon Blanc...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $290.95 $306.89
The Grand Vin 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc ratchets everything up a notch, offering a vividly fresh bouquet...
JS
98
JD
98
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $131.95
The Grand Vin 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc ratchets everything up a notch, offering a vividly fresh bouquet...
JS
98
JD
98
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $308.28
96-98 Barrel Sample. In a line of great white wines from this estate, here is a superb vintage. It has all the...
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98
DC
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $127.08
96-98 Barrel Sample. In a line of great white wines from this estate, here is a superb vintage. It has all the...
WE
98
DC
97
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $135.95
Lastly, and pure perfection in white wine, the 2020 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is based on 90% Sauvignon...
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100
WE
98
Case only
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $136.96
98-100 Barrel Sample. Fresh, crisp but with intensity and ripe texture, this wine is the star of the white wines this...
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VM
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Case only
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $138.83
98-100 Barrel Sample. Fresh, crisp but with intensity and ripe texture, this wine is the star of the white wines this...
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100
VM
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Case only
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $178.62

White Bordeaux Blends

The grape juice for dry white wines is fermented without the red skins. Immediately after the grapes are harvested, the skins are separated from the "must" (unfermented grape juice). The wine is bottled within twelve months of the grapes being picked. Recently, Bordeaux oenologists have led the way in improving white winemaking techniques. This has led to a much higher quality of dry white Bordeaux wines, making them fresher, more aromatic and more complex.

Serve sweet white bordeaux wines chilled but not too cold to appreciate their delicate, complex aromas ranging from honey and floral notes to pears, apricots and dried fruits. Good sweet Bordeaux should have a balance of acidity and sugar. Younger, lighter wines are a perfect accompaniment to fruit-based desserts, foie gras, roasted white meats and, as an alternative to port, blue cheese. However, a special, aged bottle with its rich, amber color is a dessert in itself!