Best Bordeaux 2015 white wines
Bordeaux dry white wines can often be forgotten in a warmly received red wine vintage, but our critics found plenty of Bordeaux 2015 white wines worthy of recommendation.
The best Bordeaux 2015 white wines were to be found in Pessac-Léognan, according to Decanter’s Bordeaux 2015 scores released last week.
Smith-Haut-Lafitte’s 2015 dry white wine proved to be something of a surprise package by coming in level with Haut-Brion’s 2015 white, on 96 points.
Believe it or not, Bordeaux used to produce more white wine than red wine, as Decanter contributing editor Jane Anson highlighted in a recent column for Decanter.com.
Today, some critics worry about the encroachment of Sauvignon Blanc on Bordeaux’s signature white grape, Semillon. Yet, there has been something of a resurgence in recognition for Bordeaux’s dry whites in recent years.
The best Bordeaux 2015 white wines:
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Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2015
An outstanding white. 69% Sauvignon Blanc, 31% Sémillon with a pH of 3.14 (the lowest since 2010). This is focused and stunningly aromatic, even though...
2015
Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan
Domaine de Chevalier, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France, 2015
What sets this estate apart is its consistency for so many years since the current owner Olivier Bernard took the helm in 1983. The cooler...
2015
Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan
Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2015
Delicate but powerful, this has beautiful aromatics, the bite of a fresh peach and a wonderful sense of roundness without being heavy. Gorgeous. Fairly typical...
2015
Château La Mission Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan
Château Malartic-Lagravière, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2015
One of the stealth wines of the vintage, where the acidity – here zingy lime zest – builds slowly over the course of the palate,...
2015
Château Malartic-LagravièrePessac-Léognan
Château Valandraud, Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2015
93
<p>40% each Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris plus 20% Sémillon. Now one of the top dry whites in Bordeaux. Serious and refined on the nose with citrus and exotic fruit notes. Beautifully constructed palate with drive and persistence as well as mid-palate depth. Harmonious and can age.</p>
2015
Château Valandraud
Clos Floridène, Graves, Bordeaux, France, 2015
92
One of the great whites of Bordeaux, and in 2015 the lower acidity of the vintage is reflected in the dominance of forward, exotic apricot, nectarine and juicy peach fruit. This is a vintage that will attract many people who might feel Bordeaux white is normally too sharp; here it delivers freshness with a rounded edge.
2015
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Château Margaux, Pavillion Blanc, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2015
Superb 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Lovely white flowers nose then lively and fresh on the palate, showing beautifully sappy, ripe flavours and a long, lifted finish.
2015
Château MargauxMargaux
Château Couhins-Lurton, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2015
92
Apricot stones with fleshy nectarines and citrus zest – this pulls off a weighty yet restrained feel that could just do with the tiniest more grip on the finish to really take off. But still a very lovely full and persistent wine. Would be great with food.
2015
Château Couhins-LurtonPessac-Léognan
Château Couhins, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2015
<p>Exotic fruit expression at first, this maintains form and tension throughout. 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Sauvignon Gris aged in a mix of barrels and...
2015
Château CouhinsPessac-Léognan
