To try, buy and put by

TO TRY Château des Arroucats, AC Saint-Croix-du-Mont 2017 (91), €30 for two bottles in the Mitchell & Son autumn sale, CHQ, IFSC and Glasthule Road in Dublin; Avoca at Kilmacanogue in Wicklow (90)

Bordeaux’s most famous white wines are those of Sauternes which have been prized for centuries and are very expensive. However, just across the Garonne river from Sauternes is the appellation of Saint-Croix-du-Mont. These wines are lighter in style than Sauternes, ...