Bordeaux Blancs
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Château Thieuley – Sauvignon & Semillon 2018
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose is fruity and offers a fine crunchiness. It reveals notes of green peach, white flowers and small notes of quenette associated with touches of fresh lychee, crunchy small white fruits, mesocarp as well as a hint of apple and a discreet almost pencil lead hint. The palate is fruity, mineral and offers suavity, roundness, a certain softness, a fine acidulous frame, a small freshness as well as a small linear side. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of lychee, quenette and small notes of apple associated with fine touches of lemon zest, mesocarp, white flowers as well as fine hints of crushed small white fruits. Good length.
Score : 14.75/20 (88-89/100)
Château Thieuley – Cuvée Francis Courselle 2018, Sauvignon – Semillon
Bordeaux Blanc The nose offers gourmandize, a certain intensity, fruit, a small richness, a fine grain as well as a small oak influence. It reveals notes of Williams pear, pear flowers and small notes of lychee associated with small touches of apple flowers, oak, small white fruits as well as fine vanilla hints and discreet hints of citrus zest. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, fat and offers a mineral frame, a small richness, a certain delicacy, roundness, precision, minerality as well as a small linear side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lychee, fleshy pear and small notes of crushed small white fruits associated with touches of apple, apple blossoms, verbena, very fine hints of lemon blossoms, oak, vanilla blossoms as well as a discreet hint of citrus (mandarin…) and toast. Good length. Presence of a discreet hint of crushed almond and almost a tannic hint on the finish / persistence.
Score : 15/20 (89-90/100)
Château Géneau 2019
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose is fruity and offers a small power. It reveals notes of zest, lemon, crushed apple and small notes of white flowers associated with hints of honeysuckle, varietal as well as small hints of mineral and flint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, slightly tight and offers an acidulous frame, tension, a small fat, gourmandize as well as a very fine touch of bitterness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy lemon, fleshy / pulpy green apple and small notes of lime associated with touches of quenette as well as hints of peach blossom, verbena, varietal as well as fine hints of racy minerality and very fine toasted hints / almond. Good length.
Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100)
L’Ephémère de Saincrit 2020
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose offers notes of lemon, pencil lead and small notes of zest associated with fine hints of fresh verbena and lemon leaf. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, a good definition, gourmandize as well as a fine suavity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy / fresh lemon, juicy / fresh green apple and small notes of zest associated with small touches of quenette, fine hints of peach flowers, exotic fruits as well as a discreet a hint of racy minerality and pencil lead. Good length. Presence of a very discreet firmness on the finish / persistence.
Score : 14.75/20 (88-89/100)
Château Pierrail – Cuvée Prestige 2018
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose is aromatic and offers elegance. It reveals notes of apple, toasted oak and small notes of small white fruits, almond associated with small touches of lemon as well as hints of small pear and a subtle hint of lychee. The palate is fruity, wellbalanced and offers an acidulous frame, juiciness, a fine igourmandize, a small roundness as well as a very fine unctuosity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lychee, fleshy / crushed apple and small notes of quenette associated with touches of lemon, exotic fruits as well as hints of nutmeg and toasted. Good length. Score : 15.5+/20 (91/100)
Château Pierrail – Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris 2020
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose is fresh and fruity. It reveals notes of fresh apple, fresh lemon and small notes of crushed lychee associated with fine touches of zest, lemon blossoms as well as discreet hints of pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, a small tension, juiciness, freshness, minerality as well as a slight sharp side. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of fresh lemon, fresh / crunchy apple and small notes of crunchy vine peach associated with fine touches of zest, lemon blossoms as well as a very discreet almost tangerine hint. Good length. Presence of a very discreet sapid / almost saline hint on the finish / persistence.
Score : 15.25/20 (90/100)
Château Pierrail – Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris 2019
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose is fruity and offers a fine power, a fine freshness as well as a very fine concentration. It reveals notes of lemon, zest and small notes of green apple skin associated with touches of juicy small fruits, delicate hints of lemon blossom as well as a discreet hint of lime and a subtle hint of spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced (beautiful balance) and offers an acidulous frame, a small tension, suavity, roundness, dynamism, finesse as well as elegance. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy / pulpy lemon, lime and small notes of juicy green peach associated with touches of quenette, fresh apple as well as fine hints of fresh / juicy lychee and an imperceptible hint of fresh almond (in the background). A beautiful bright and gourmand fruit!
Score : 15.75/20 (91/100)
Tradition de Haut Barry 2016
Bordeaux Blanc
The nose offers notes of pencil lead, apple and small notes of small fruits associated with small touches of nutmeg and almond flowers. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy / acidulous frame, suavity, juiciness a lsmall fat as well as roundness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of lychee, lemon blossom, green apple and small notes of citrus, mesocarp associated with a touch of verbena and very fine hints of sweet spices. Good length. There are a fine power and a hint of almond on the finish / persistence. Score : 15/20 (89-90/100)
Marie & Sylvie Courselle (Temps de Lune) 2020
Vin de France
(No added sulfur) The nose is fruity and offers fleshiness (fruit) as well as a hint of yeast. It reveals notes of fleshy / juicy peach, fleshy / juicy pear and small notes of zest, yeast associated with hints of lemon, a hint of tangerine zest as well as a discreet oxidative and floral hint. The palate is fruity, beautifully acidulous (on the attack) and offers minerality, a delicate guideline, roundness, suavity as well as a fine fermentation side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy / juicy lychee, juicy / fleshy vine peach and small notes of pulpy / juicy pear associated with small touches of fresh quince, sweet spices, toast and a very fine salinity (in the background). Good length. Presence of very fine almost buttery / milky / yeast hints on the persistence.
Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100)