95-96 JS / 93-95+ WA / 93 DE / 91-93 VM This is full-bodied with layers of fruit. Ripe and flavorful. Lots going on with a fleshy feel. No malolactic this year. Sweet peach, honeysuckle and citrus. Contrastive. 52%...
92 DE / 90-92 WA / 92 JA / Some grassy, subtle herbal edges on the nose with the crisp green fruits - smells like Sauvignon. Unctuous and lively, I love the shot of lime juice and zest you get together with the cool...
90-91 JS / 91 DE / Medium-bodied with chewy tannins and an array of spiced-fruit, hazelnut and cocoa notes. Pleasant, savory finish. From organically grown grapes. - James Suckling. Aromatic on the nose - rose petals...
94-95 JS Very lively white with wonderful pineapple, honey and lemons on the nose and palate. Great finish with such intensity. Mineral, white pepper, and tropical fruit. Complex aftertaste of spices, pie crust, and...
95 JS / 94 DE / 92 VM / 90-92 WA Really fresh and vivid with sliced grapefruit, lemon, green apple and white peach. Apricot, too. Medium to full body with phenolic texture and a long, vivid finish. 70% sauvignon, 20%...
94-96 JD / 91-93 WI / 91-93 VM / 91 DE / 91 WA I was blown away by the quality of the 2021 Château Lynch-Bages Blanc, which ranks with the top whites in the vintage. Offering awesome white grapefruit, floral, mint,...
92 WA / 92 DE / 92 JS The Carbonnieux 2015 Blanc opens with scents of white grapefruit, lemon peel and fresh pears with touches of dill seed, white pepper, musk perfume and crushed rocks. Light to medium-bodied, the palate...
94 WS / 93 JA / 92 JD / 92 JS / 16.5 JR #13 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 A brisk lemon pith note flanks a core of lemon curd, honeysuckle, tarragon, oyster shell and salted butter notes, with a hint of warm, herbed focaccia...
93-94 JS / 93 DE An excellent white Carbonnieux with sliced-lemon, lime and mineral character, as well as hints of citrus seeds. It’s medium-to full-bodied with lots of bright acidity and a flavorful finish. Minerally...
91-92 JS / 91 DE / 90-91 WA / 92 JA / 88-90 VM / Medium-bodied with a crisp and fresh array of citrus and apple fruit. Hints of stones and hazelnuts. Fresh and lightly creamy finish. - James Suckling. Mouthwatering and...
91-92 JS / 90-92 WA A fine, racy white with crushed-stone and apple character. Medium body. Linear finish. Second wine of Pape Clement. - James Suckling The 2020 Clémentin de Pape Clement Blanc offers up very...
97-98 JS / 94-96 JD / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93-95 VM / 91-93+ WA / 91-93+ WI This is layered and serious, with intense yet subtle notes of dried pineapple, lemon, crushed stones and shells. Salty. Long and driven with vivacity...
92 DE / 92 JA / 90-92+ WI / 91-92 JS / 90-92 WA Bursting with bright white stone fruits and citrus zest, lemon and lime, sharp, high acidity but good balance too. Full of life and energy, really piercing but so well...
92-94 WA / 92-94 JD / 93 DE / 93 JA / 90-92 VM The 2021 de Fieuzal Blanc shows considerable potential, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crisp nectarine, mint, pasty cream, citrus oil and freshly baked bread. Medium to...
95 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 VM This is intense and concentrated with grated ginger, powerful citrus rind and mandarin puree. Great quality, luscious and well balanced with searing acidity. But with a painfully tiny 1.3hl/h yield,...
98 JS / 97 WE / 96 JD / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 This has a complex nose of dried apple, green mango, grapefruit zest, dried honeysuckle and crushed almonds. It’s...
96-97 JS / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 95 DE A dense, creamy DC white with lots of rich cooked-apple, mineral, cream and praline character. It’s full and very layered with chewy intensity and a long, bitter-lemon and almost...
98-99 JS / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM / 94-96 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA This is always an impressive white, with a lengthy, layered and compact palate. Lots of dried lemon, clove, fennel, green-apple and cedar. Flint and toast, too...
This special edition vertical case is limited to an edition of 100 and contains 1 bottle of the following wines: Domaine De Chevalier Blanc 2015 - 98 JD / 98 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 95 WS / 95 WEDomaine De...
93 DE / 93 JS / 93 JD / 92 JA / 91 VM Gorgeous expression on the nose, grass, lemon, green apple, gooseberry and soft white floral touches. Such succulence on the palate, a rush of pear, peach juice, almost sweet with a...
93 DE In 2020 a blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon. Outperforming both price-point and appellation, Grand Village has an intense grassy character on the nose and zesty grapefruit and lime on the palate. Vibrant,...
94-96 JD / 93 DE / 91-93 WA / 90-92 VM The team at Lafleur makes two whites. The 2021 Château Grand Village is 73% Sauvignon and 27% Semillon, and this will be the first vintage made in the new cellars at Grand...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 95 VM / 95 WS A white of incredible energy and depth of fruit with a grapefruit, stone and peach character. Some hints of minerals and tropical fruit too. It's full and agile with a great backbone of...
100 JS / 98 JD / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96-98+ WA Very aromatic, with a real airy quality of jasmine, lilacs, crushed stone, pear skin and apple, as well as some citrus. Full-bodied and dense with a creamy,...
93-94 JS / 91-93 VM / 91 DE A very pure, bright and crisp white with notes of fennel, green apples, limes and nettles. White pepper and stones, too. Medium-bodied and very fresh with a stony, mineral finish. Salty. 65%...
This wine comes from a 160-acre vineyard just east of Bordeaux city. Half-and-half Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, it has a mineral edge as well as tightfruits. The herbal flavors, bright acidity and crisp aftertaste...
91-93 WA / 93 DE / 91-93 JD / 90-92 WI A blend of 55% Sémillon and 45% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2021 La Clarté de Haut-Brion exhibits aromas of crisp nectarine, citrus oil, white flowers and freshly baked bread...
93-94 JS / 89-91 VM A serious white with waxed lemon, stone, flint, cedar and lemon grass. Medium-bodied, very fine and fresh. Tight, too. Mineral finish. - James Suckling The 2021 La Garde Blanc was picked September...
96 RP / 98-99 JS A staggeringly rich blend of 81% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc, this full-throttle, impressively endowed wine has good acidity, with hints of candle wax, mandarin orange marmalade, caramelized...
89 WS This has a flattering edge, with a light shortbread frame around a mix of yellow apple, mirabelle plum and salted butter flavors. The open-knit finish has a ginger hint. Drink now through 2018. 1,475 cases made. -...
91-92 JS / 90-92 VM / 89-91 WA Flinty and spicy white with almond, spiced pear, lemon and dried pineapple. Bright acidity. Medium-bodied and vibrant. - James Suckling The 2021 La Tour Carnet Blanc is a gracious, airy...
91-93 WA / 91-93 WI / 92 JA The 2021 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc exhibits aromas of confit citrus, crisp orchard fruit and pastry cream, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive palate that's textural but...
92-94 VM / 93 DE / 92-93 JS / 89-91 WA / 89-91 WI The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a knockout nose with apple blossom, nettle, wet pavement and citrus peel aromas. Real energy here. The palate is well balanced with fine...
93 JS / 93 DE / 91 WA / 91 VM / A pretty texture to this wine with sliced lemon, green apple and fresh celery. Grapefruit and nougat, too. Medium body. Sancerre-like. Sauvignon blanc. Drink now. - James Suckling. Lovely...
94 JA Love this wine, and it has taken a leap in depth and character since the addition of Sémillion as of the 2018 vintage. Fleshy citrus comes through in the rich texture and a contrasting scrape of fresh acidities...
93-94 JS / 92 DE / 91-93 JD / 91-93 WA / 92 JA / 92-94 VM / Both fresh and ripe with pleasing notes of green mangoes, papayas, limes and kiwi. Flint and shells, too. Medium-bodied with excellent tension and a textured...
95 DE This has tons of flesh and depth through the mid palate. There is real substance here, translating into muscles rather than weight, and minerality in its slate texture. One barrel of Sémillon, and 100% Sancerre...
95-97 JD / 96 DE / 96 JA / 92-94 VM The other white from the Lafleur team, I think the 2021 Les Champs Libres is even better. Based on 100% Sauvignon, it has tons of chalky minerality as well as notes of citrus, pear,...
96 WE / 96 JS / 95 DE / 93 VM / 93 JD #18 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 The white wine from this estate has become a reference point, and this release continues that reputation. It is rich...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 90-93 WA / 90-92 VM / 89-91 WI This is very framed and beautiful. Tannin tension, in a very fine and polished way. It’s full-bodied, yet agile and almost weightless. Long and persistent with...
90-92 VM / 87-89 WI The 2021 Blanc has a well-defined bouquet with fine mineralité. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite biting sour lemon notes, but it retains superb balance and poise all the way...
93-94 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WA / 89-91 JD / 88-90 WI Medium-bodied with a fresh, well-framed and flavorful palate. Green apple, pineapple and a hint of nutmeg. Creamy and fresh. - James Suckling Really...
93-94 JS / 90 DE / 91-93 JD / 90-92 WA / 90 JA / 91-93 VM / Intense, with plenty of flint, dried herbs, dried lemons, guava and a smoky touch. Medium-to full-bodied with bright acidity. Concentrated, yet...
96-97 JS / 95-97 JD / 92-95 VM / 94 DE / 93-94 WA / 92-94 WI Serious and refined with dried lemon, pineapple, green apple, almond, gun flint and some aniseed. Bright and tight. Medium to full body. Fresh and alluring. Wait...
100 DE / 98 JS / 96 VM / 96 WA / 96 JD / 17.5 JR There is flesh here but it is so precise and well held together that it takes a minute to realise how much weight is in the palate. Tons of creamy white peach, apricot...
99 JD / 98 JS / 97 WS / 95+ WA / 95 DE #20 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 I'd say the finest white I've ever tasted from this estate, the 2018 Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc is all Sauvignon...
97 JS / 97 JA This is very linear and minerally with subtle mango and apple, as well as some pineapple and bitter lemon. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a creamy texture and great tension and energy. Heather and...
89-91 VM/ 89-91 WI The 2021 Puygueraud Blanc shows just how compelling the vintage is for whites. Bright and yet also beautifully textured, the Blanc is gorgeous right out of the gate. Lemon confit, white flowers, mint and...
98-99 JS / 96-98 VM / 95-97 JD / 96 DE / 94-96+ WI / 94-96 WA / 92 JA This has so much depth and power, with complex notes of flint, oyster shell, white pepper, dried mango, lemon, papaya, apricot stone and chalk. Medium-to...
89-91 WI The 2021 Caillou Blanc is a blend of 73% Sauvignon Blanc and 27% Semillon, aging in oak barrels, 30% of them new. It races out with notes of green apples, fresh Bosc pears, and lime blossoms, plus hints of...
95-97 JD / 96 JA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WI / 93-95 VM / 94 DE / 89-91 WA The Grand Vin 2021 Château Valandraud Blanc is mostly Sauvignon Gris but includes 30% Sauvignon Blanc and a splash of Semillon. Crushed stone,...
97 JA / 16+ JR Give this 5 or 10 minutes to open in the glass because it has a pretty serious structure, deftly weighted, full of white pear, quince and apricot pit, balanced by savoury rosemary, straw and fennel notes,...
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