This white wine is typical of the region. It is not too fruity and does not have an overwhelming taste of gooseberries and "cat's pee". It has a nutty citrus fruit flavour. It has a medium body with a well balanced acidity and of course it is dry but the wine is slightly richer in flavour. White Bordeaux wines are produced to be drunk with food and of course the region is renowned for its shell fish especially its oysters. Plenty of Atlantic wet fish are also landed in this region including hake, cod and sea bass. This wine goes well with all of them.
The climate and soil are admirably suited to the growth of Sauvignon Blanc grapes. I am afraid to say that the New World rarely makes best use of this variety. So Bordeaux whites rate very highly in my estimation. In comparison, I often find New World varietal "Sauvignon Blanc" too fruity and the wines lack the elegance of good white Bordeaux.
We drank our wine with fish, of course, and I recommend it highly.
Dourthe is a well known name in the Bordeaux region and the company makes the finest of wines. All of their wines are good value for money.
Château Belgrave is a top red wine from the Haut-Médoc and competes well with some of the world's finest wines. If you select Dourthe wines you cannot go wrong but they should always be consumed with a good meal.
