2010 Le Passé Authentique, Producteurs de Plaimont, Saint-Mont, South-West France

( £9.99 down to £7.99, 13%, Waitrose )

There aren’t many (any?) wines on supermarket shelves made from three such obscure varieties as Gros Manseng, Arrufiac and Petit Courbu, but that’s only one reason for buying this wine, especially on a deal at £7.99. It’s crunchy, refreshing and unoaked with notes of pink grapefruit, apricot and lemon zest, with an underlying note of stony minerality. The wine lingers on the tongue like a haunting refrain. 

BuyDrinking window: 2012-15Similar Wines: £5-£10, 91-95, White, Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Other Whites, Petit Courbu
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