Critic Review
Jonna Simons "White Bordeaux has never really established an identity that’s captured hearts and minds like white Burgundy or red Bordeaux, but when it's good it’s a delight: a dry white with its own style and individuality. Lions de Suduiraut is just such a wine – and one that niftily sidesteps the identity issue with the simple description ‘Blanc Sec’... it’s a classic blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, weighted slightly towards the Semillon in the 2021 vintage. Half was aged in vats and half in oak barrels (half of them new) for six months. The oak brings subtle toast and vanilla spice and links the floral, apple, peach and citrus succulence with the greener dill and nettle notes – all in all, a lovely combination of softness with backbone and energy, and more complexity than you might suppose from its sheer drinkability. It makes a cracking aperitif, but also goes with seafood such as scallops, white crabmeat and calamari and it would work with a simple pasta or chicken dish wi