Bordeaux 2024 – whites
Wednesday 30 April 2025
• 4 min read
Success for the 2024 whites, dry and sweet. James took this photo of bottles of dry white at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting at the Cité du Vin. See also this guide to our coverage of Bordeaux 2024.
The less extreme temperatures of the year and cooler night-time temperatures in August and September helped fashion some excellent dry white wines. They have freshness and expressive aromas as well as concentration, particularly from earlier-ripening sites and clay-based soils. In this instance a spot of rain on 29 August helped finish ripeness, the harvest generally taking place around 2 to...
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