Ailes d’Argent 2018 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is fruity, juicy, elegant and offers a good definition, gourmandize as well as a very fine intensity/concentration. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, ripe apple and small notes of ripe/juicy mandarine associated with small touches of quenette as well as discreet hints of zests (in the background). The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandize, precision, a good freshness, fullness, a mineral frame, a fine juiciness, a fine creaminess as well as tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe lemon, fresh apple and small notes of fresh/juicy quenette associated with fine touches of juicy/fresh mandarine, a hint of pineapple as well as a very discreet hint of fresh flowers (in the background). Good length. There is an acidulous persistence and offers fine hints of juicy white fruits as well as an imperceptible hint of juicy mango (in the background) and vanilla.