Les Carrelets Bordeaux Blanc

Les Carrelets Bordeaux Blanc delivers classic white Bordeaux in its most drinkable form: a Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon blend from the Entre-Deux-Mers appellation, where limestone soils and the maritime influence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers produce whites with bright acidity and restrained fruit. This is the kind of bottle that reminds Lincoln Park drinkers why Bordeaux Blanc remains one of France's most undervalued white wine categories — varietal purity, regional typicity, and a price point that makes daily drinking possible without compromise. The producer sources fruit from vineyards planted on the gravelly-clay plateaus east of Bordeaux proper, where cooler nights preserve aromatic compounds in the Sauvignon Blanc and allow Sémillon to ripen slowly without losing its defining waxy texture. Fermentation happens in stainless steel to maintain the wine's citrus-forward profile, and the blend is assembled early to allow the two varieties to integrate before bottling. The result is a wine that tastes like place rather than winemaking intervention: minerally, brisk, with the kind of salinity that comes from soils built up over centuries of tidal deposits. Light and fresh in the glass, Les Carrelets Bordeaux Blanc shows uplifting notes of lime, grapefruit, and chamomile — the Sauvignon Blanc lending the citrus punch, the Sémillon adding a floral roundness that softens the edges. The finish is clean and dry, with enough acidity to pair with oysters, grilled shrimp, or a simple goat cheese salad. This is also the white to pour with Thai basil chicken or ceviche — anything that needs a wine with enough spine to stand up to acid and heat without competing for attention. Available for pickup at our Lincoln Park bottle shop at 1128 W Armitage Ave, local Chicago delivery, or nationwide shipping.