94 Points It was with much anticipation that I tasted Chateau Mouton Rothschild’s Aile D’Argent 1993. This is the third vintage of the renowned Chateau’s white wine and made from young vines...
96 DE / 95-96 JS / 90-93 WS / 91-93 WA / 90-92 VM / 88-90 JD This is a gorgeous wine, with wonderfully round stone fruit flavours, reminiscent of apricot and generous white peach. It shows huge intensity and concentration,...
93 DE /90-93 WS / 90-92 VM /89-91 WA / 89-90 JS / This has the estate signature, which always has a touch of glamour in its whites. It's gorgeous, vibrant and extremely bright, with creamy apricot and peach fruit...
92-94 VM / 89-91 WA The 2017 Carbonnieux Blanc has an impressive bouquet with scents of Granny Smith apples, crushed stone and nettle. There is certainly impressive intensity here – a bouquet that means business. The...
93-94 JS / 92 DE / 89-91 WA A very intense character already of honeysuckle, papaya and mangoes. Medium to full body, loads of fleshy stone fruit, structured polyphenolics, tangy acidity and a long finish. - James...
93-94 JS / 90-92 JD Serious density and richness to this wine with a creamy texture and lemon and mango character. Full and textured. - James Suckling The 2017 Clos des Lunes Lune d'Argent is the normal blend of 70%...
93-94 JS / 92-94 JD / 91 DE / 92-91 WA / 89-91 VM Serious density and richness to this wine with a creamy texture and lemon and mango character. Full and textured. - James Suckling The flagship 2017 Clos des Lunes...
93 JS Lots of lemon, lime and peaches. Apricots. Full body, bright acidity and mineral. Stone and green apple finish. Drink now. James Suckling
92-93 JS / 91-94 WS / 91-93 JD / 90-92 WA / 90 DE / 88-90 VM / 91-93 GV The sauvignon blanc character is popping out of the glass. Sliced lemons with green-apple character. Full-bodied, flavorful and long. - James...
Fun to smell, with intriguing aromas of lemon, lime, and honeysuckle, but offers less on the palate. Medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and a lemony, creamy aftertaste. March, 1999. -James Suckling
94-96 RP / 92 JS Possibly the greatest Fieuzal since the legendary 1985, the 2013 boasts a light straw color with a greenish hue as well as a stunning perfume of tangerine oil, orange marmalade, citrus and honeysuckle...
99 JS / 94+ RP A white with a phenomenal density and richness with creme brulee, apple pie and pear tart character. It's so agile and balanced. Full body, with tangy fruit and a long finish. Crazy intensity and style to...
98 JS / 95 WA#67 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 98 Points James Suckling: This is so solid and structured. It’s bigger and better than most 2014s! What a wine. Full body with flavors of stones,...
98 JD / 98 JS / 96 AG / 95 WS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 93 WANM / 95-97 GV If I had to pick the white of the vintage, it would be the 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc from proprietor Olivier Bernard. Based largely on Sauvignon Blanc...
96-97 JS / 95-97 JD / 93-95 VM / 91-92 WA This is a dense and beautiful DC with serious density and a fabulous layering of fruit. Phenolics are there but they melt into the wine already. Love the acid/fruit balance. A solid...
"Herve Dubourdieu is a perfectionist and is guaranteed to make great wines. This Bordeaux Blend of 60% Semillion, 35% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Muscadelle has achieved a gorgeous harmony between viscosity and acidity. Pale in...
91 DE / 88-90 VM This is extremely enjoyable, it’s focused on the light touch and you only realise how creamy this in on the mid palate. Fragrant white flowers accompany the palate right through to the finish...
98 RP / 96 WS / 97-98 JS Easily the top wine of Pessac-L'ognan, the 2012 from Haut-Brion has extraordinary flesh and intensity, with an unctuousness and thickness that is almost hard to believe for a dry white wine. The high...
98 RP / 96 WS / 97-98 JS Easily the top wine of Pessac-L'ognan, the 2012 from Haut-Brion has extraordinary flesh and intensity, with an unctuousness and thickness that is almost hard to believe for a dry white wine. The...
96-97 JS / 93-96 AG / 92-94 WA Layered with a round and rich texture and body. Full and flavorful. Lots of dried-apple and pineapple character. Very long finish. Exotic and ripe. We will see which is better. - James...
97-100 WA / 98 DE / 94-96 JD / 94-95 JS / 92-95 VM Composed of 56.2% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.8% Sémillon, the 2017 Blanc from Haut-Brion is a little more reticent on the nose than the La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc,...
The wine has a pale yellow brilliant color and a very fragrant nose that is fruity with a touch of white flowers. On the palate it is fresh with notes of citrus and has a very ample and mineral finish. -Winery
Direct, with lemon pulp and floral notes backed by a hint of gooseberry. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
93-94 JS / 93 DE / 90-92 WA / 88-90 JD This shows beautiful density and layers for a baby white with cooked apples, pears and hints of yogurt. Full-bodied, fresh and bright. - James Suckling This is an exceptionally good...
“Very nutty aromas introduce this smooth and creamy wine. It has a rich feel that's fruity and ripe with flavors of spice, vanilla and caramel, as well as red apple. Ready to drink now.” –Wine...
93-94 JS / 92 DE / 90-93 WS / 89-91 VM This is very linear and really energetic with a driven acidity and tight and compact fruit. Full-bodied yet remains so agile and bright. The lemon-zest and salty character is...
93 DE / 91-93 JD / 90-93 WS / 90-91 JS / 89-91 WA / The Lurton whites are all a success this year, and this is a lovely bright, zippy and well-defined example. It has some excellent white pear and peach...
98-99 JS This is dense like a Montrachet yet so minerally with crushed-stone undertones. Full-bodied, layered and powerful. A great glass of white wine. First time they used a majority of sauvignon blanc. - James...
99 DE / 96-98 WA / 96-97 JS / 94-96 JD / 93-95 VM For me this is the wine of the vintage. Both of the whites in the Haut-Brion stable are exceptionally well sculpted and finessed, but this has the aromatic edge. It has a...
A classic blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon. The 2012 La Rose Saint-Germain Bordeaux Blanc is vinified in stainless steel, its crisp and bright with overtones of citrus, white flowers and maybe just a touch of...
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 WA / 90 RP / 89-91 WS Tasted blind at the 2005 Southwold tasting, the 2005 Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc has a lovely resinous, lightly honeyed bouquet with hints of toffee apple and nutmeg with just a touch of...
92-93 JS / 91-93 VM / 89-92 WS / 91 DE A dense and salty white with loads of apple, lemon and lime character. Medium to full body. Vivid finish. - James Suckling The 2017 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a lifted linden,...
92-94 WA / 89-91 VM Composed of 40% Sémillon, 40% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Muscadelle and cropped at three bunches to the vine, the 2017 Le Nardian has a gorgeous peaches, pineapple and green mango nose with...
97 JS A white with beautiful density and bright fruit. Full body and bright acidity. Very long, tight and strong at the end. Muscular. This ages in a combination of large and small barrels. Pure sauvignon. First white from...
97 JS / 94 WA / 94 AG Aromas of dried mangoes, lemon rind and cream. Undertones of violets and lavender. Full-bodied and dense with great length. Lovely, fine phenolic tension. Beautiful structure. Amazing length. The...
91-92 JS / 89-91 JD / 88-90 WA A firm and silky red with blueberry and currant character. Hints of smoke and spices. Medium to full body, firm tannins, a solid center palate and a fresh finish. - James...
95 RP / 94 WE / 92 WA A blend of 80% Sauvignon and 20% Semillon that hit 14% natural alcohol, this is serious wine boasting notes of lemon and lime marmalade intermixed with honeysuckle, a whiff of freshly cut grass and a...
94-95 JS / 92-94 VM / 92 DE / 91-94 WS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA Sollid as a rock with so much zest of limes and lemons. Crush stones and limestone. Full-bodied, driven and bright. - James Suckling The 2017...
91-92 JS / 90-92 WA Dense and fruity with lots of sliced-melon and -lemon character. Full-bodied and flavorful. Beautiful lemon-curd and cooked-apple undertones. - James Suckling There was just a little frost here this...
89-90 JS / 89-91 VM / 88-90 WA / Good depth of fruit and freshness with some dried apples. Medium body, crisp acidity and a clean finish.Enlarge Tasting Note - JS The 2017 Mont-Pérat Blanc has a fresh,...
92-93 JS / 92 DE / 91-94 WS / 90-92 VM This young white shows a wonderful finish. Ripe apples, lemons and some tropical fruit. Full-bodied, dense and layered. A line of vivid acidity runs through the center palate...
97-98 JS / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 JD / 93-96 VM / 94 DE This is so serious with incredible density and a chewy texture. Focused and tight. Layered and fascinating. Lots of minerals and lemon rind. Great young white. Can’t...
91 RP / 90 WS / 90-93 VM Pretty lemon, dried flowers and dried citrus fruits on the nose. Full-bodied, with medium acidity and a lemony, white pepper and fruit finish. Best after 2005. - James Suckling, Wine Spectator Very...
96 VM / 96 JS / 95 JD / 94 WS / 93+ WA / 92 WANM / 17+ JR Margaux's 2015 Pavillon Blanc is superb. Remarkably pure and crystalline, especially for the year, the Pavillon Blanc proves to be utterly irresistible. Lemon peel,...
96 DE / 97-98 JS / 94-97 VM / 92-94 WA / 17 JR They started harvesting the whites here on 8th September, three or four days earlier than last year and earlier than planned after checking the acidity levels - an...
99 DE / 97-98 JS / 94-97 VM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 17.5 JR This is a wonderful Pavillon Blanc with great aromatics and powerful flavours that highlight how those cool summer nights have given real zip and freshness...
92 JS / 90-93 WS This is really fun and energetic with sliced apples, limes and lemons as well as some minerals. Energetic green papaya. Medium body, vivid acidity and a crisp and bright finish. Delicious. Drink and...
16 JR / 91-93 WE / 89-91 WS Smoky and a little reductive now. Strong vegetal notes and although the flavours on the palate are also in the green fruit spectrum, it is zesty and refreshing and persistent. Well done in a...
90-93 WS / 90-92 WA Very fresh, with delicious mâche, star fruit, lemon zest and thyme notes streaking through. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator The 2017 Blanc has a super intense lime and lemon juice nose with...
96-98 WA / 96-97 JS / 94-97 WS / 93-96 VM / 92-94 JD / 91 DE A blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc with 5% Sauvignon Gris and 5% Sémillon, the Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 Blanc offers up gorgeous, super-intense scents of pink...
97 JS / 93 WA / 93 WS This is best ygrec ever with pineapple and lemon. Full body yet vivid and fresh. Incredible energy and depth. Distinctive wine. - James Suckling The 2014 Ygrec is a blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and...
95 WS / 92 WAThis offers creamed yellow apple, green melon and verbena notes surrounded by a brioche and salted butter frame. The long and flattering finish lets a second wave of coconut, candied lemon peel and heather glide...
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