The Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 is a $8.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive, a 50/50% blend from the Pays D’OC region of southeast France.
The Story
Le Beau Sud translates to the Beautiful South. The vineyards are in the IGP Pays D’OC region of the Languedoc growing region of France. The Languedoc is France:s largest wine district, but probably gets the littlest notoriety.
The Pays D’OC region is in the Languedoc-Roussillon, near the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Ocean, this area is known for value wines.
Most folks are familiar with Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino may be a new grape. It is a grape mostly grown in Sardinia and is not unlike Sauvignon Blanc. It is a light bodies white wine, but can be complex.
As a 2025 vintage, this is a young wine with little aging potential as is best consumed sooner than later.
The Sauvignon Blanc/Vermentino combination make for a great summer sipper, Trader Joe’s also has the Côté Mas Sauvignon Blanc Vermentino 2024 available which is also sourced from the same locale.
This is a 1 liter bottle, as opposed to the typical 750 ml bottle and the alcohol content is a mild 12%.
The Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 Tasting Notes
The color is hint of wheat yellow. The nose is a mix of Sauvignon Blanc tropical fruit and Vermentino flowers and candy spice. The Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 is a very flavorful, nicely constructed wine.
This White wine blend tastes like nectarine, lemon curd, ripe peach, a splash of tropical fruit, green apple, and tangerine.
This wine has a slightly syrupy mouthfeel and has excellent acidity.
The Summary
- The Le Beau Sud Sauvignon Blanc-Vermentino 2025 is a top notch, value, summer sipper.
- Pear with fancy salads, pasta in white sauce, and will put out the fire in spicy asian.
