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Carbonnieux Blanc Dry Whites Unreleased £190 - £250 - 16 - 90-93 85-87 16-17
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Water white and a little cloudy. Sweet, creamy, mealy oak on the nose. Vanilla and ripe stone fruit. Crisp sour grapefruit on the palate and arrow-like freshness. Really direct and intense. Tight and long. Tangy aftertaste. A little masochistic but good overall.

Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2024

Riveting acidity carries the sweet pea, mâche, chalk and kaffir lime notes in this superracy, light-bodied version.

Score: 90 - 93 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

A blend of 65% Sauvignon Blanc and 35% Semillon, the nose on the Carbonnieux Blanc displays fine minerality with some attractive limestone scents, almost Burgundy-like in fruit profile. The palate is nicely balanced on the entry, missing a little fruit intensity on the entry but it has a pleasant build towards a sedate pear and pithy finish. Fine. Tasted April 2012.

Score: 85 - 87 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com

Vivacious Sauvignon aromas dominate, lovely ripeness and acidity, balance and charm.

Score: 16 - 17 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2013-2016

Clarté de Haut Brion Dry Whites £645 £400 - £700 - 16-17 - 90-93 87-89 -
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22% Sauvignon Blanc, 78% Sémillon, the latter suffered more than the former in the hot, dry spring. Ripe and creamy on the nose. Very full and rich across the palate, lots of spice and weight and just enough freshness, so spicy on the finish.

Score: 16 - 17 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2026

Very tight, with brisk blanched almond, kiwifruit pulp and verbena notes. Tasted non-blind.

Score: 90 - 93 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

The La Clarte is 22% Sauvignon and 78% Semillon. It has a lifted lime leaf and pear scented bouquet with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded lime and white peach entry. Fine acidity, light and elegant with a touch of bruised apple and lime towards the understated finish. Tasted April 2012.

Score: 87 - 89 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com

Yellow fruits and dry herbs nose, supple and fleshy texture, precise and lifted acidity.

Score: - Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2013-2019

This shows a wonderful mango and dried pineapple with hints of meringue. Full and fruity with super fresh acidity and a long, long finish. The second wine of the whites from La Mission and Haut Brion. 78% Semillon and 22% Sauvignon Blanc.

Score: 94 - 95 James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Dry Whites £625 £450 - £650 - 17-18 - 91-94 93-95 18
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Inviting, creamy mealy citrus aroma. Lemon tart, oak delicate on the nose. Reassuring. Firm and savoury and rich on the palate but with great acidity. Greengage and grapefruit complementing each other. Power and freshness combined. Concentrated citrus purity on the end. Good length.

Score: 17 - 18 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2025

Very high-toned today, with a whiff of talcum powder giving way to bright sweet pea and lime notes. The tightly wound finish lets herb and fleur de sel flecks peek out, but there's serious length in reserve.

Score: 91 - 94 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

A blend of 85% Sauvignon Bland and 15% Semillon, the Domaine de Chevalier Blanc has a very taut bouquet with scents of granite, lemon rind and a touch of white peach and chalk dust. Great focus and intensity although it takes time to unwind. The palate is medium-bodied with a lovely elegant white peach and a drop of wild honey, very good acidity and a caressing, vanilla-tinged finish that shows great length. This is better than the red this year. Tasted April 2012.

Score: 93 - 95 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com

Pale lemon gold, dry herbs and dry honey over vibrant purity of fruit, great precision and length. A beautiful vineyard wine with a great future.

Score: 18 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2014-2025

Amazing nose of dried fruits from peaches to apples to mangos. Pink grapefruit too. Full and very powerful white with an incredible length and intensity. It's like a beautiful block of velvet in your mouth. It goes on for minutes. It becomes so mineraly and subtly fruity at the end. Turns just to honey. Wow.

Score: 97 - 98 James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

Fieuzal Blanc Dry Whites £335 £250 - £350 - 16 - 89-92 88-90 17
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Very pale. Subtle grapefruit aroma but creamy too. Sour grapefruit freshness on the palate. Tight and fresh, zesty citrus fruit. Stony aftertaste and good length. A bit uptight.

Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2019

A soft, full style, with a hint of pear backing mouthwatering kaffir lime and kiwifruit notes. Features a quinine streak on the finish.

Score: 89 - 92 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

The de Fieuzal Blanc has crisp minerality on the nose with notes of fresh lime, kiwi and green apples. It gains intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a crisp entry, well-integrated oak, although I was seeking more tension and personality towards the finish. Perhaps this will offer more after bottling because it has good substance. Tasted April 2012.

Score: 88 - 90 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com

Rich, quite fleshy citrussy fruits, exuberant wine which is less oak-influenced than in the past but is still on the rich side. Will mature well.

Score: 17 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2014-2020

This harks back to the wonderful vintages of white Fieuzal from the 1980s. Mineral, dried citrus, sliced green apple and chalk. Full body, with bright acidity and a long racy finish. A beauty.

Score: 94 - 95 James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

Haut Bergey Blanc Dry Whites Unreleased £200 - £240 - 16-17 - 91-94 - 16
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Perfumed creamy aroma. Pretty oaky on the nose, with some citrus and green apple underneath. A touch of coconut. Juicy and intensely citrus. Fine boned and dry and tight. Persistent, too.

Score: 16 - 17 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2019

This is filling out nicely, with rich, straw-framed white peach, verbena, meringue and blanched almond notes. The long, creamy, smoke-tinged finish is very alluring.

Score: 91 - 94 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Crisp and pale with ripe Sauvignon flavours showing very well and a citrussy acidity to balance the fleshy fruit and good characterful wine. (16+ points)

Score: 16 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2013-2017

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