Bright, fresh, crisp, vibrant, lemon rinds, pomelo, spice, and flowers create the aromatics. The wine is juicy, lifted, long, and packed with sweet, ripe, and lively citrus that lingers on the palate. Drink from 2023-2037.
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Interesting wine, and especially useful for pairing dishes that don't quite work with other varietals. That said, I have never had a bottle of this in any vintage that blew me away, or was even within hailing distance of a great white Burgundy. I would choose Haut Brion's red over white any day of the week.
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It’s really quite lovely in a very, very low key. Easy to miss if your not paying attention. Modest, subtle, delicately fragrant. I detected spring flower but others found only grass or cat pee. A fine Sauvignon Blanc but far from dazzling.
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Don’t drink this one too cold or you will miss all the nuances. Along with the grass and lime, you can find honeydew and red apple skin. Gentle and subtle. Adequate acidity. The light gold color it has when you first pour it deepens with air to a full medium gold. Rich in texture for the genre. Very nice but it won’t blow you away.
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After yesterday’s oxidised bottle, decided to open another one. Again flawed, cauliflower and dusty old cellar with a little beeswax. The taste ain’t as bad as yesterday but not a pleasure either. Good this was my last bottle. They were all kept in a Liebherr winefridge at 13C. 2 years ago we had a 2001 that was just brilliant. I guess 2007 ain’t doing it. Or they were miskept the time before I acquired them.
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Completely oxidized, smelling like cauliflower and dusty old cellar. The previous bottle we drank in February 2020 was outstanding and fully mature. This botlle however was so bad. I hope for the remaining ones.
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Fabulous nose of ripe pineapple, mango and coconut shavings. Ripe and mature taste, rich warm brioche and warm pineapple. Lovely and fully mature. Drink now.
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Purity, crystal-like purity, even if drinking together with Aubert chardonnay and Marcassin chardonnay, it was still the shining star of the whole night. Might be one of the most white wines I have ever tasted, absolutely the best Bordeaux dry white wine I have ever tasted.
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Served double blind, the wine showed a light color. Very young. This needs decanting or several more years in the cellar before its ready to drink. With effort, vanilla, lemon peel, orange, smoke and yellow citrus aromas began to wake up. The wine is rich, plush and polished, but clearly not ready for prime time drinking.
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9/1/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points
Bright, fresh, crisp, vibrant, lemon rinds, pomelo, spice, and flowers create the aromatics. The wine is juicy, lifted, long, and packed with sweet, ripe, and lively citrus that lingers on the palate. Drink from 2023-2037.
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10/13/2022 - Alex G. wrote:
Interesting wine, and especially useful for pairing dishes that don't quite work with other varietals. That said, I have never had a bottle of this in any vintage that blew me away, or was even within hailing distance of a great white Burgundy. I would choose Haut Brion's red over white any day of the week.
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8/20/2022 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
It’s really quite lovely in a very, very low key. Easy to miss if your not paying attention. Modest, subtle, delicately fragrant. I detected spring flower but others found only grass or cat pee. A fine Sauvignon Blanc but far from dazzling.
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4/16/2022 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Don’t drink this one too cold or you will miss all the nuances. Along with the grass and lime, you can find honeydew and red apple skin. Gentle and subtle. Adequate acidity. The light gold color it has when you first pour it deepens with air to a full medium gold. Rich in texture for the genre. Very nice but it won’t blow you away.
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8/11/2020 - Ltim BE wrote: flawed
After yesterday’s oxidised bottle, decided to open another one. Again flawed, cauliflower and dusty old cellar with a little beeswax. The taste ain’t as bad as yesterday but not a pleasure either. Good this was my last bottle. They were all kept in a Liebherr winefridge at 13C. 2 years ago we had a 2001 that was just brilliant. I guess 2007 ain’t doing it. Or they were miskept the time before I acquired them.
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8/10/2020 - Ltim BE wrote: flawed
Completely oxidized, smelling like cauliflower and dusty old cellar. The previous bottle we drank in February 2020 was outstanding and fully mature. This botlle however was so bad. I hope for the remaining ones.
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2/2/2020 - Ltim BE Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fabulous nose of ripe pineapple, mango and coconut shavings. Ripe and mature taste, rich warm brioche and warm pineapple. Lovely and fully mature. Drink now.
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12/29/2015 - G_H wrote: 93 Points
Butter, some rubber, elderflower, peach, lychee. Very young!
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6/29/2015 - Button Yang Likes this wine: 97 Points
Purity, crystal-like purity, even if drinking together with Aubert chardonnay and Marcassin chardonnay, it was still the shining star of the whole night. Might be one of the most white wines I have ever tasted, absolutely the best Bordeaux dry white wine I have ever tasted.
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9/24/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Served double blind, the wine showed a light color. Very young. This needs decanting or several more years in the cellar before its ready to drink. With effort, vanilla, lemon peel, orange, smoke and yellow citrus aromas began to wake up. The wine is rich, plush and polished, but clearly not ready for prime time drinking.
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11/29/2013 - steinersing wrote: 97 Points
this is more lush and fragrant, almost opulent. Long finish, deep. attractive early drinking HB blanc.
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