100 James Suckling
This insane. I am speechless. It twists your palate with so much character and intensity. Better than the 2005 and I gave it 100 points. Full yet refined. Intense yet reserved. It’s a wine of intense contrasts of tropical fruits and citrus. Bright and intense acidity, but it’s all in balance.
98 Robert Parker
This full-bodied blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc and 46% Semillon has a level of concentration and intensity that makes it the dry white wine of the vintage. Loads of minerality, a hint of subtle spice, but mostly just pure orange marmalade, candle wax, honeysuckle and caramelized melons make for a full-bodied, distinctive style of wine to drink over the next 50+ years.
96 Wine Spectator
Remarkably polished and lush, with creamed white peach, grapefruit curd and heather honey notes, followed by a rapier of crème fraîche, green almond and chamomile flavors that drives through the finish. Weighty, pure and supple, featuring echoes of white truffle and toasted macadamia nut flickering in the background. Sports ample toast on the finish, bound to be soaked up in the cellar thanks to this wine's amazing definition and cut. Best from 2016 through 2030. JM
18 Rene Gabriel
46 % Sémillon, 64 % Sauvignon Blanc. Noch leicht milchiges Gelb mit dezent grünlichem Schimmer. Dichtes Bouquet, deutliche Akazien- und Harznoten in der weissen Fruchtfolge. Dicht auch im Gaumen, zeigt eine geniale Konzentration an weissem Pfirsich und erfrischenden, aber reifen Agrumen, noch eine fein mehlige Textur zeigend mit einer schon fast zarten Bitterkeit darin. Das schafft er sicher raus in den nächsten Jahren der Flaschenreife.
This insane. I am speechless. It twists your palate with so much character and intensity. Better than the 2005 and I gave it 100 points. Full yet refined. Intense yet reserved. It’s a wine of intense contrasts of tropical fruits and citrus. Bright and intense acidity, but it’s all in balance.