Still young but starting to show well with a striking grilled pineapple note complementing lemon curd, lime, and cordite. Needs plenty of air (hours in the decanter) for the palate to flesh out, its unfolding corpulence eventually balancing what starts off as aggressive acidity quite nicely. Drinking well now with air, comfortably in the 93-94 point range if not obviously superior to other big names in white Pessac.
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A really wonderful white bdx. Great minerality. White fruit and very round. Paired well with a smoked salmon crostini. Would love to procure more of this.
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I'm not generally a fan of white Bordeaux, but this one admittedly scratches the itch quite nicely. The nose shows some mild herbal and sweet tones -- this is a very restrained and balanced example. The palate is rounded and there's a hint of sweetness. No overt oak here, just a relatively ripe and rounded white Bordeaux.
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Just a knock wine that has everything an aged white Bordeaux needs. It is rich, full bodied, long, complex and loaded with perfectly ripe, yellow citrus, rocks, stones and just a hint of honey. It offers the right balance of dry sweetness and racy acidity. This should age for at least another 20 more years, or longer!
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6/19/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed
Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion Tasting and Dinner (Winefield's Auctioneers, Amsterdam, NL): Deep colour but the oxydation is not as bad as the 2006, lovage, but there is also some freshness and tropical fruit left. Salty finish. Actually improves a bit with aeration but clearly faulty.
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2/7/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 93 Points
Still young but starting to show well with a striking grilled pineapple note complementing lemon curd, lime, and cordite. Needs plenty of air (hours in the decanter) for the palate to flesh out, its unfolding corpulence eventually balancing what starts off as aggressive acidity quite nicely. Drinking well now with air, comfortably in the 93-94 point range if not obviously superior to other big names in white Pessac.
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2/6/2021 - MPC61 wrote: 95 Points
A really wonderful white bdx. Great minerality. White fruit and very round. Paired well with a smoked salmon crostini. Would love to procure more of this.
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2/27/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
I'm not generally a fan of white Bordeaux, but this one admittedly scratches the itch quite nicely. The nose shows some mild herbal and sweet tones -- this is a very restrained and balanced example. The palate is rounded and there's a hint of sweetness. No overt oak here, just a relatively ripe and rounded white Bordeaux.
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3/23/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Just a knock wine that has everything an aged white Bordeaux needs. It is rich, full bodied, long, complex and loaded with perfectly ripe, yellow citrus, rocks, stones and just a hint of honey. It offers the right balance of dry sweetness and racy acidity. This should age for at least another 20 more years, or longer!
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