February 6, 2024 - In the last 2 weeks, I've had the pleasure of drinking 4 top Bordeaux Blancs: Chateau Carbonnieux 2020 and 2018, Smith Haut Lafitte 2017, and this one. This was the winner. Better acidity and some green fruit along with some more ripe stone fruit and body. Beautiful Bordeaux Blanc -- not sure it can get much better. Drinks well as an aperitif and with food.
October 21, 2023 - 40th anniversary tasting (L'Esprit du Vin - Axelborg): My notes from this fantastic gigantic tasting are in general extremely short (because of the many wines) but with ratings. We spent a whole day tasting and tasting quality wines.
This wine: Why is white Bordeaux so underestimated? Even for a white Burgundy lover this is outstanding. For a rounding of the price for Burgundy. Can definitely drink now but also suitable for further ageing. 93+
October 17, 2023 - Medium intensity on the nose with lemon, oak spices, white peach, green notes, chamomile, smokey, grapefruit. Medium+ acidity, very long finish. 92-93
Very good, but it didn’t steal my heart for some reason. Best on day 2, on day 3 on decline
Under DIAM 30
August 25, 2023 - A private dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): Consistent with my previous notes. A magnificent vintage for Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, rich and supremely stylish. On fine form right now, great future.
June 20, 2023 - Smells of lemon zest, peach, plum. what a nice bordeaux white!
June 16, 2023 - The opening wine at a Bordeaux night with my wine group and a big hit with everyone. A little bigger mouth feel than Delille Cellar's homage to it, with a long finish. I don't know much about aging white wines, but one of my group members feels it can age for years and years. I'll try and hold off on my remaining 2 bottles.
May 14, 2023 - Served one hour after taking out of fridge - I would say close to cellar temperature. Delicate nose of chamomile and oak. Medium acidity, beautiful palate with peach, yellow apples, qumquat notes and, followed by a hint of alcohol and some aromatic herb notes of oregano and rosemary that preceded refined oaky notes on the medium+ ending. A very pleasant and subtle wine - great by itself and that we enjoyed with squid spaghetti allo scoglio. Drink now or in the next 10-15 years - no rush here!
April 26, 2023 - The most Burgundian Bordeaux Blanc I’ve ever tasted. A blend of 75% SB and 25% Semillon. Aged on its lees for 18 months in oak, 35% new. Pale golden. Pronounced elegant aroma of white peaches, apricots, flint, melon, asparagus, honey, wet stones, lemon zest, passionfruit, smoke. Palate is vibrant, tense and absorbing with creamy and tat spicy texture, fragrantly expressive multifaceted flavours of lemon tart, apples, passionfruit, almonds, vanilla, lemons, crisp high acidity and long salty and smoky finish.
April 23, 2023 - Nez de sauvignon, buis, floral, fruits jaunes, ananas, sans être très tendu, il y a juste assez d’acidité pour supporter le tout, très bien et fait changement de boire du Bordeaux blanc. 90-91
Sauvignon nose, floral, pineapple, yellow fruit, just enough acidity to support the richness, nice.
March 27, 2023 - Served without enough air and too cold, but showing nicely (and similarly to prior) nonetheless. I reiterate that this requires a few hours of air to show its best. Cellar temperature rather than ice bucket temperature works best.