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James Suckling: "A full-bodied white that’s 60% sauvignon blanc and 40% semillon. Very bright acidity with creamy wood influence. Intense kiwis, green stone fruit and guavas. Long, intense, textured and so vibrant, with a lasting, mouthwatering finish."
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Decanter: "Lemon balm, creaminess, some waxy fruit, acacia and white peach. Lovely scents and more than just citrus. Round, layered and interesting, this has a tiny touch of pineapple giving sweetness and bitterness with peach and pear and crisp apple too. Lovely weight and focus to this. Layered and determined but with a gentle confidence. Great for the vintage, tangy, clean, pure but so alive! Really just amazing energy here. I love it. Great complexity and nuance. Ageing 8% new barrels. 3.04pH."
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Vinum: "Etwas kräftiger in der Farbe als Pagodes, mit mehr exotischen Früchten im Duft, die das zitrische Boukett ergänzen, darüber Fenchelsamen und florale Noten; reichhaltig am Gaumen, dabei federleicht, baut Druck auf, bleibt hochelegant, Säure und Frucht in perfekter Harmonie, frisch, langanhaltend, ausgewogen. Ein sensationeller Cos d'Estournel blanc."
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Jane Anson: "Restrained right now, just getting revved up, delivering pear, saffron, elderflower, white tea and liquorice root. Limestone soils in northern Médoc, field grafted from Cabernet Sauvignon in 2021. This needs carafing, and should take a few years before really opening up, but has a ton of texture, confidence and character. 3.04 pH. Harvest 17 to 27 September. 8% new oak."
