2024 Pavillon Blanc

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

Anis, fennel, white tea, citrus, lemon zest, kiwi, slate, a balanced and generous nose, and a ton of juicy mouthwatering waves that hit pretty much immediately, and keep on coming. 20% new oak, in 400l casks. Perhaps ready to drink a little earlier than the 2021 - this is generous and deliciously sappy and appealin. Harvest 2 to 8 September, 3.2ph. Philippe Bascaules estate director.
97/100 Jane Anson

(Bordeaux blanc; 100% Sauvignon Blanc; a final yield of 30 hl/ha which is good given the age of the vines here; 40% of the total crop selected for the grand vin; pH 3.2, a little higher than usual, due to the little rain; 13% alcohol). Gorgeous aromatics. Gooseberry, greengage, red and white currant, white current leaf, jasmine, elderflower and elderberry and then 50 shades of citrus. A little pear and quince even (a note I usually associate more with Sémillon). Some exotic fruits too – guava, passionfruit. A little hint of the limestone terroir and a crushed rock mineral note. So intense and yet soft and gracious on the attack. Fresh and vivid and vibrant in its vertical lift. Upward swirls of freshness, as if with a different and higher viscosity animate the palate. A lovely delicate limestone and saline minerality. So pure and fresh and linear on the rippling long finish. Exquisite.
96-98/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Passion fruit and grapefruit notes jump from the glass, followed by hints of chalk dust, elderflower, and gooseberries. The light to medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture with fantastic tension and intense tropical and citrus fruit flavor layers, finishing long and minerally. So good.
96-98/100+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent