"Les Arums de Lagrange" Bordeaux Blanc 2021

Les Arums de Lagrange is a white wine offered by Château Lagrange. We are in the Saint-Julien area, the heart of Bordeaux, where the château, now owned by the Japanese giant Suntory (the Whisky company), has one of the largest vineyards in the area. The name Arums may refer to the calla-like flowers, the 'arums', that grow in the château's gardens, but it may also wink at the concept of 'aroma'. A juxtaposition, the latter, certainly not accidental. Les Arums de Lagrange, in fact, comes from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc in large part, Sauvignon Gris and Sémillon. White wines, it must be said, are in the Médoc, and in Saint-Julien in particular, rather rare, since production here concentrates more on the great reds from Cabernet Sauvignon. And yet, what one discovers when tasting it is a white of great intensity, without sacrificing elegance. A classic, balanced white Bordeaux, with herbaceous hints and a wonderful combination of floral and fruity notes, from grapefruit and white peach to passion fruit and tangerine. Vibrant and crisp, in the mouth it guarantees great pleasantness and a delicately velvety finish.