Château Sainte-Marie, Vielles Vignes 2022 – Entre-Deux-Mers

Château Sainte-Marie, Vielles Vignes 2022 – Entre-Deux-Mers

The nose is fresh and tangy: we find the hallmarks of Sauvignon Blanc – lemon, grapefruit, lemon zest and more slightly – passion fruit, accompanied by fine floral notes (acacia). On the palate, the wine has a nice acidity, accompanied by a certain roundness. It expresses notes of lemon zest, lemon, fresh pineapple and acacia….

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Château Penin 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Château Penin 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is expressive, a little grassy and lemony. It expresses notes of ripe yellow fruits (white peach, apricot, yellow plum), a touch of yeast and a slightly brioche hint. The palate is rather tense, tangy, with touches of citrus zest (lime, yellow lemon), slight grapefruit bitterness, fine notes of white flowers and a lovely…

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

A lovely fresh, tense, intense, precise nose. It offers notes of pulpy white peach, lychee and more slightly – fresh/pulp passion fruit associated with touches of ripe kumquat, sweet mandarin as well as fine hints of peach blossom, elderflower, as well as fine hints of pineapple and almost fresh vanilla hints. The palate is nicely…

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Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and elegant. It offers richness, power in control and expresses notes of pulpy/juicy white peach, fresh lychee and more lightly – crushed apple associated with touches of fresh mirabelle plum, as well as hints of white flowers, fine dots of exotic fruits, butter, flint, toasted, toasted hazelnut and fine hints of…

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Les Hauts de Smith (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Hauts de Smith (blanc) 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

A pretty elegant, airy, round nose, with a small coating (almost spherical), aromatic side, which offers gourmandise. The nose expresses notes of lychee, pulpy peach and more slightly – crushed apple, associated with touches of iodine and small discreet touches of exotic fruits, as well as fine hints of elderflower. The palate is fruity and…

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Château Olivier 2022 (blanc)- Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé

Château Olivier 2022 (blanc)- Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers a certain richness, pulpiness, stretchiness, and some airiness. It expresses notes of luscious vine peach, fleshy brugnon and more slightly – small crushed exotic fruits, associated with touches of racy minerality, warm sap/hot pine needle, as well as fine hints of almost ripe citrus fruits and discreet hints of…

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Château d’Arche 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Château d’Arche 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is fresh, mineral and offers a certain complexity. There are notes of fresh grapefruit, fresh lemon and small notes of small, crunchy white fruits associated with fine hints of iodine and a floral hint. The palate is fresh and offers minerality, tension, accuracy as well as energy. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Château Doisy-Daëne 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Château Doisy-Daëne 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Nice elegant, precise, gastronomic nose which offers a certain power. There are notes of fresh kumquat, fresh lemon and slight notes of zest associated with mineral touches as well as a fine hint of iodine and a very discreet hint of sense of place (biotop/terroir). The palate is fresh, mineral, chiselled and offers energy as…

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Opalie de Château Coutet 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Opalie de Château Coutet 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a slight tension as well as a slight fresh woodiness. It reveals notes of fresh lemon, fresh peach and small notes of juicy small fruits associated with hints of acacia, white flowers, racy minerality and a discreet hint of fresh wood. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers…

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Château Guiraud 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

Château Guiraud 2022 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is elegant, racy and offers a gastronomic side, a certain complexity, a fine controlled/airy richness as well as a lovely fine and airy grain. The palate is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a tangy frame, minerality, energy, delicacy, a certain softness, sapidity as well as a certain subtlety in its grain. On the…

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