Chateau Laulerie Bergerac Blanc 2023 750mL

FRANCE : SOUTHWEST FRANCE : BERGERAC

SUSTAINABLE : Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon

MED-BODIED, GRAPEFRUIT, GOOSEBERRY, STONE FRUIT, HERBAL, NO OAK

Chateau Laulerie is a Dubard family estate in Bergerac — Bordeaux's eastern neighbor on the Dordogne, where the same Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grow on calcareous hillsides at a fraction of the Bordeaux price. The second generation now runs the operation; certified sustainable farming throughout.

This is a 50/50 Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon blend, which is a deliberate structural choice — most producers in Bergerac lean 70–80% Sauvignon for easy commercial appeal. Laulerie's equal split gives the wine Sémillon's mid-palate texture alongside Sauvignon's lift.

Grapes go through a 12-hour cold maceration — a Loire/Bordeaux Blanc technique rarely used at this price point — before cold-fermenting in stainless steel for three weeks. No oak, lightly fined, bottled young under screwcap.

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