Chateau d'Angles Classique Blanc 2008, La Clape
A white that shows: a) just how good the whites from the Languedoc can be (and this is the cheaper of the two d'Angles whites); and b) why blends can be so much more than the sum of their parts.
It's based on bourboulenc, with some grenache blanc, roussanne and marsanne, and is lightly aromatic with floral and citrus notes; the palate is ripe and honeyed with creamy, peachy fruit, but with the richness off-set by lovely citrus zing. Chateau d'Angles, in its present form, is the creation of Eric Fabre who bought the estate in 2001 after 25 years in Bordeaux, eight of the as technical director of Chateau Lafite.