Bordeaux 2008 TNs – the whites

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See this complete Bordeaux 2008 guide to our 556 tasting notes and major articles on 2008 Bordeaux .

Tasting notes are presented in this order of appellation:

Dry whites:
Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Graves Blanc
Côtes de Francs Blanc
Ste-Foy-Bordeaux Blanc
Bordeaux Blanc

Sweet whites:

Sauternes & Barsac

And then in alphabetical order, disregarding the words Château (Ch), Dom, Le, La, Les, de, du and des. (JH) indicates a tasting note written by Julia Harding MW.

DRY WHITES

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN BLANC
A very homogeneous group with more pronounced acidity than I can remember for a very long time. Grapefruit, even grapefruit peel...