Les Charmes Godard 2022 (750ML)

94 JA / 90 WI

Love this unusual white wine with its majority Sémillon grape, gives a rich and unusually suclputed shape to the white pear, peach and green apple fruits. Fermented and aged in 500l barrels with just a small amount of new oak. Gastronomic, good for ageing, a little fat through the mid palate compared to usual shows a nod to the vintage, but the bitter almond edge keeps things focused on the finish. 34hl/h yield. Nicolas Thienpont winemaker. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Already in bottle, the 2022 Les Charmes-Godard Blanc is a blend of 60% Sémillon, 27% Sauvignon Blanc, and 13% Sauvignon Gris. Delicate notes of honeysuckle, lemongrass, and oyster shell waft form the glass over a core of Golden Delicious apples and fresh Bosc pears. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is soft spoken and elegant with lovely freshness and a mineral laced finish. Coming predominately from limestone-clay soils, the wine was fermented in 500-liter barrels (all used oak) and aged on lees for 6-months. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent