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The Wine Cellar Insider: "Explosive aromas of white flowers, honeysuckle, pineapple, lemon curd, grapefruit rind, orange blossoms, and Pippin apples. Rich, opulent, creamy, and fresh with non-stop layers of white peach, lemon, and green apples that accompany the gorgeous salinity in the crisp, racy finish that crosses the 60 sixty mark and keeps on going. This is a wow white wine that competes with top vintages of Montrachet and Coche Dury. Clearly, this is the wine of the vintage. If this doesn’t blow you away from the initial sip and sniff, have your pulse checked! Made from a blend of 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 45% Semillon, picking took place September 3, finishing September 13. 13.8% ABV. Drink from 2023-2050."
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James Suckling: "A complex, thought-provoking white. Vibrant and exciting with green herbs, stones and hints of aniseed and wet sea weed. Sea salt, too. It’s full-bodied and tight on the palate and rather shy. But then it takes off at the end and accelerates. Phenolic, with fine tannins. Iron. Oyster shell. 57% semillon and 43% sauvignon."
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Wine Enthusiast: "97–99. Barrel Sample. This is a magnificent wine. It is the epitome of great white Bordeaux. Its texture and spice give an alluring touch to the lime, apricot and kiwi flavors that come through the toast. This is a classic."
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Weinwisser: "55 % Sauvignon Blanc, 45 % Sémillon, 36 hl/ha. Bezauberndes Bouquet mit reifer Pomelo, Mandarinenzeste und weiße Blüten. Am sublimen Gaumen mit herrlicher Extraktfülle, einer magischen Rasse, die perfekt (ab)gepuffert ist. Im gebündelt energiegeladenen Finale Pampelmuse und edle Terroirwürze, die dem Wein eine königliche Anmut verleiht. Für mich neben SHL und Pavillon BL der beste Weißwein dieses Jahr!"
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Decanter: "Lemongrass, green apple, apricot, creamy peach and lime zest. A little bit closed also on the nose compared to La Mission at this stage, takes its time to expand. Svelte and sleek delivering a punch of flavour, fleshy and ample, but also refined and finessed. Silky and understated, the elements gliding across the tongue from start to finish in a dedicated drive, all in perfect harmony and balance. Honeyed lemon, crisp apple, peach and grapefruit add flavour nuance while the texture is clean and pure. It's not giving as much openness and approachability as the Mission at this stage, being more muscular and tight, but this has extreme star quality, a mouthwatering juiciness, crystalline purity and such long flavour. Absolutely compelling."
