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[Add to shopping basket] Clarte de Haut Brion Dry Whites £504 6x75cl 88-90 96-97 91-93 90 90-92 93-95
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The 2022 La Clarté de Haut Brion is wonderfully open-knit and inviting. Lemon confit, passionfruit, mint and a hint of tangerine oil all grace this sensual, engaging second white wine from Haut Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion.

Score: 90 - 92 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2030

Aromas of oyster shell and crushed stone with lemon curd and dried lemon. Full and layered with a chewy, phenolic texture and a long and flavorful finish. Wonderful. 53.7% sauvignon blanc and 46.3% semillon.

Score: 96 - 97 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

A blend of 53.7% Sauvignon Blanc and 46.3% Sémillon, the 2022 La Clarté de Haut-Brion has a delicate yet lively bouquet intermingling aromas of lemon, lime tree, perfectly ripe pear and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, juicy and energetic, it's a fresh, perfectly balanced wine with a delicate, fruity and slightly tannic finish.

Score: 91 - 93 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com

Apricot pit, pineapple, lemongrass, dried apricots, this has the richness of the vintage but is well balanced with sage and white pepper notes, adding a touch of juice. Jean-Philippe Delmas' grandfather began managing the chateau in 1923, so 2022 marks 100 years of the Delmas family at Haut-Brion (just a few years longer than the Dillons). 38% new oak.

Score: 90 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2027

The 2022 La Clarté de Haut-Brion has a fresh bouquet with gooseberry, wild peach and light honeysuckle scents. The palate is well-balanced, with good depth and fine acidity. This is waxy in texture with a twist of sour lemon on the finish. Fine.

Score: 88 - 90 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2036

The 2022 La Clarté De Haut-Brion Blanc checks in as 53.7% Sauvignon and 46.3% Sémillon. It's a killer second wine that readers will love, offering bright lemon and lime fruits, some floral, chalky mineral nuances, medium to full body, and a focused, vibrant style on the palate that brings plenty of richness while staying refreshing and lively.

Score: 93 - 95 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

[Add to shopping basket] Cos d'Estournel Blanc Dry Whites £740 6x75cl 91-93 96-97 - 95 92-94 94-96
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The 2022 Cos d’Estournel Blanc is gorgeous. Rich and layered, the 2022 deftly balances the natural intensity of the year with notable texture. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, mint, tangerine oil and white pepper are some of the many notes that emerge over time. More than anything else, it is the wine’s balance that is of note.

Score: 92 - 94 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2030

Pretty and rich white peach, pear and apple aromas and flavors. Full-bodied with plenty of fruit and bright acidity. Chalky and stony. Happy to watch.

Score: 96 - 97 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

Grippy acidity keeps up momentum and contrasts beautifully with the ripe fleshy stone fruit through the mid palate. Waves of white pear, citrus, peach, nectarine pit, great quality here, Great stuff, more closed right now that Pagodes as you would expect, but this is steely, flinty and moreish.

Score: 95 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2033

The 2022 Cos d'Estournel Blanc, a blend of 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Semillon, matured entirely in one to three-year-old barrels. This has a more harmonious bouquet than the Pagodes Blanc, with fine depth and freshness. The palate is well-balanced with fine acidity. The 2022 is bright with lime and orange zest notes, gently building toward a lightly spiced and pleasing finish. This joyful Cos d'Estournel Blanc should provide at least a decade's drinking pleasure.

Score: 91 - 93 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2042

Even more impressive, the 2022 Château Cos D'Estournel Blanc is 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Sémillon brought up all in used oak. A focused, pure, seamless white, it has obvious minerality in its lemon and lime fruits as well as mint and leafy herb nuances. Hitting 13.4% alcohol with a pH of 3.2, it's going to benefit from a year or three of bottle age and drink beautifully over the following decade at least.

Score: 94 - 96 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

[Add to shopping basket] Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Dry Whites £488 6x75cl 92-94 98-99 93-96 94 95-97 95-97
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The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is stunning. It exudes textural depth, intensity and pedigree from the very first taste. I imagine it will still be stellar in another few years’ time. For now, it is a wine to think about cellaring. Time brings out dried lemon peel, sage, mint, chamomile, salt and crushed rock scents that lend both vibrancy and complexity. In most vintages, the Blanc is either incredibly steely or ample in feel. In 2022, it is both. Tasted four times.

Score: 95 - 97 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2047

A deep and layered white with rich and intense structure. It’s full yet agile with so much energy and intensity. Cooked apple, lime zest and nougat with oyster and sea bed undertones. Fascinating already.

Score: 98 - 99 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc offers up aromas of pear, nectarine, crushed mint jasmine and lemon, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate with a mineral-driven profile. It's lively and bright, with a delicate, penetrating finish animated by racy acids. This blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, matured entirely in large wooden foudres and 500-liter barrels instead of the traditional barriques, is one of the finest white wines of the vintage, and one of the few that transcends its limitations. YC

Score: 93 - 96 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com

Touch of reduction on the first nose, intense, gunsmoke-filled aromatics, clearly aimed at extremely long ageing. Great quality, stands out for its serious structure, with clove, aniseed and fennel woven through citrus and white pear, has weight and manages to stay on the savoury side of ripe. Needs time and food. Tasted twice. 40th harvest of Olivier Bernard (meaning a special label), 33% new oak.

Score: 94 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2032

The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc was picked from 22 August to 1 September. It has an instantly satisfying bouquet as it "launches" scents of passion fruit, lemon rind and patisserie scents, very well-defined and focused. The palate is intense on the entry and impressive in weight and density. Perhaps there's not quite the tension of the previous vintage, but it is long and thickly textured on the finish. Excellent.

Score: 92 - 94 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2048

The 2022 Domaine De Chevalier Blanc brings more dimensions and layers, as well as richness. Based on 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, aging in 40% new oak, it has a beautiful perfume of honeyed citrus, subtle tropical flowers, and chalky, minerality nuances. This carries to a medium to full-bodied white with plenty of density and depth, nicely integrated acidity, and a gorgeous finish. I wouldn't be surprised to see this end up in the top handful of whites in the vintage.

Score: 95 - 97 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

[Add to shopping basket] Fieuzal Blanc Dry Whites £269 6x75cl - - 93-95 - - 92-94
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A blend of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Sémillon, the 2022 de Fieuzal Blanc exhibits aromas of spring flowers, lemon oil, al dente pear and peach with flinty hints. Juicy, round and deep, fleshy and fresh with a medium to full-bodied palate, it has a slightly phenolic finish. The aging process should reduce the slight austerity and bring more flesh and substance. YC

Score: 93 - 95 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com

I loved the 2022 Château De Fieuzal Blanc, and as with the red, this wine doesn't get enough attention in the market today. Offering up a vivid gold hue as well as bright melon, honeysuckle, white flowers, and fresh pineapple nuances, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. The blend is 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Sémillon.

Score: 92 - 94 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

[Add to shopping basket] Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc Dry Whites £204 6x75cl 90-92 95-96 91-93 90 92-94 92-94
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The 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc is a wild, exotic wine. Passionfruit, pineapple, white flowers and tangerine oil lend a distinctly tropical profile. The Blanc is exuberant and effusive, a bit out of control, but in a good way.

Score: 92 - 94 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2025-2030

This is solid with dried pineapple, grapefruit and apple character. It’s full-bodied with fantastic structure and depth. Phenolics are all there. Serious. 86% sauvignon and the rest semillon.

Score: 95 - 96 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

Aromas of spices, lemon oil, lime tree, verbena, exotic, menthol and iodine introduce the 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, seamless and sapid wine with a succulent core of fruit and a penetrating, fresh and saline finish. This blend of 86% Sauvignon Blanc and 14% Sémillon, maturing in 70% new oak and 30% wood tank or foudres, is a strong effort. YC

Score: 91 - 93 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com

Luscious ripe apricot and white pear fruits, velvety texture, with plenty of concentration and depth. A gourmet white that has appeal but needs more lift on the finish, as is so often the case in this vintage. 70% new oak, 30% wooden casks, harvest August 26 to 29. Bruno Lemoine managing director.

Score: 90 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2028

The 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc has a tempting nose even at this stage, with plenty of lifted tropical fruit, mango and pineapple, not complex but you soon fall for its charms. The palate is well balanced. This is one of those white Bordeaux that is not intellectual, though you are not going to complain when it fills your glass, and you'll probably be asking for another.

Score: 90 - 92 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2037

The 2022 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc is going to be outstanding, if not more. Offering a vivid gold hue as well as ample citrus, orange blossom, mint, and some honeyed, mineral notes, it's medium-bodied, has good acidity, and terrific overall balance. Despite coming from a hot, stressful year, this is lively, pure, and beautifully done. Tasted twice.

Score: 92 - 94 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

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