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James Suckling: This is enveloping, with a broad textural element running throughout. It’s bright and incisive, yet with a blanket of fruit that extends across the palate. Flavorful and long. A blend of 56% sauvignon blanc, 30% semillon and 14% sauvignon gris. Aged in barrels, foudres, concrete, amphorae and stainless steel."
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Decanter: Straw, ripe peach and some waxy lemon aspects with really floral and fragrant aromas on the nose - smells rich and enticing. Beautiful succulence with a dollop of pineapple, lemon and lime, creamy vanilla and peach plus a touch of oiliness that gives amplitude and width. I love the intensity and delicacy here, a wine you really want to drink, full of fruit yet crystalline, focused, mineral, saline and salivating with fruit purity and impressive length. Some enjoyable pineapple bitterness with struck match and oyster shell salinity. Gorgeous precision and clarity - really nothing out of place. A glass I wanted more of immediately. 3.14pH. A yield of 18hl/ha. Ageing 65% in barrels (1/3 new), 16% in foudres and 21% in stoneware, concrete and stainless steel."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2025 Pape Clément Blanc prances out with showy notes of white peaches, yellow apples, and pink grapefruit, giving way to nuances of lime blossoms, candle wax, and coriander seed. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly styled and intense with vibrant citrus fruit layers and a crisp line, revealing a chalky texture and lingering mineral notes on the finish. The blend is 56% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon, and 14% Sauvignon Gris. The alcohol is 13.9%."
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Honeysuckle, white flowers, oranges, mango, vanilla, white peach, pineapple, and smoke aromas fill the nose. The palate is round, lush, sweet, and fruity, finishing with crisp green apples. pineapples, white peach, and spices that enhance freshness and complexity. This will be a pleasure to enjoy upon release and for at least a decade after that. The wine blends 56% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon, and 14% Sauvignon Gris. Not much wine was made; yields were only 18 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2040."
