A fruity dry white Bordeaux

This was a wine I tasted the other day at the Club when a merchant organized a tasting of some wines showing at Vinexpo. This Sauvignon Semillon from what used to be known as Cotes de Blaye was a lively fruity white good for summer drinking. Dominated by Sauvignon Blanc (90%), the wine had both the green gooseberry nose often associated with French examples as well as a hint of tropical fruits (I detected some passionfruit) more often encountered in say New Zealand examples. Off dry and fruity on the palate with a lively acid backbone, this is a good party wine, though I'm sure it would be nice with a plate of prawns.

Cotes de Bordeaux has taken over the former appellations of Cotes de Blaye, Cotes de Castillon etc (except Cotes de Bourg) since its launch in 2008. The former names will be added onto the basic Cotes de Bordeaux to describe it, like Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux above.