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J&F Lurton Les Fumées Blanches Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Languedoc, Roussillon VDP, France

Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 4

Price: $17.00

Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 11.5%

Drink: 2016-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: J&F Lurton Les

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Sometimes I’m just looking for a fresh white wine, easy on the pocketbook and one I can serve chilled by itself or maybe with some light seafood presentation. In this, I have never been disappointed by Francois Lurton’s les fumées blanches Sauvignon Blanc and the 2016 vintage also does not disappoint. The other aspect I like about these wines is their winery practices of “agriculture raisonnée” which means the use of natural fertilizers in vineyards and no use of herbicides. Grapes for the 2016 vintage were sourced from the cool-climate region of the Gers, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees Mountains in the Southwest of France. Here, onshore breezes moderate hot summers and winters rarely go below freezing temperatures. Les fumées blanches is the palest of yellow with green hue in the glass. On the nose there is a light smokiness followed by lime, lemon zest, citrus, light grassy notes and white flower blossoms. On the palate, the wine is dry with a zesty acidity, barely medium-bodied with a mid-palate roundness of white grapefruit, citrus, ripe melon and guava flavours with a medium finish. The wine is fresh, balanced and expressive. This is certainly one to enjoy on its own, or pair with seared Ahi tuna and lightly smoked red pepper relish.

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