Yesterday at our dinner we had a small wine tasting, and among other wines we tried the Château Bichon Cassignols Graves 2014, a biological wine. Even though everyone did not agree on all the tasting details, most of us agreed that this is an easy-to-drink fruity and fresh experience! 🙂 I give it 82 points.

Graves is a wine district in Bordeaux, France, characterised by its gravel soils. It is situated south of Bordeaux. It is known both for its red and white wines, and the white wines are often blends of the grape varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. This is the case for the  Château Bichon Cassignols 2014 with 65 % Sémillon and 35 % Sauvignon Blanc. The Sémillon grape has thin skin and is widely used for sweet wines since it has an affinity for noble rot (this is a dry wine however), and gives wines a golden colour and plenty of body. The Sauvignon Blanc grape is aromatic and gives herbacousness, grassy notes and elderflower aromas. It has high acidity.

On the nose you find citrus and green fruit, like apples, as well as herbs and som minerality. On the palate you sense the quite high acidity, and notes of citrus and green fruit, herbacousness and herbs typical for the Sauvignon Blanc – however not too intense given the blend, and there is a slight note of oak and vanilla. It is very crisp, and the alcohol level is 12 %.

Enjoy this wine at 10-12°C either on its own, or with tasty dishes of seafood, fish or light meat. You can buy it in Sweden at Systembolaget, ordinary assortment (nr 4124) for the price of 122 SEK.

And it is best enjoyed in the company of nice fiends 😉