2022 du Retout Blanc
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Another of the iconic Vin de France wines grown in the Médoc, with a history dating back to the 2011 vintage, during which time it has established itself as a distinct and enjoyable bottle. This is riven through with contrasting flavours, with supple stone fruits set against fairly sharp bitter almond and honeysuckle. Aged in oak barrels, this is good quality but not reaching the heights of the 2021 vintage (although it expressed better during En Primeur, so was perhaps bottle variation). 1.5ha of sandy-clay soils. 77% aged in barrel, 23% in amhphora.
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James Suckling
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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Juicy and vivid white with medium body and polished texture. Fresh and slightly phenolic finish.
A gourmet white that has orange peel, saffran, lemon, honeysuckle, wax, even mint leaf as it opens. Plenty of depth on display in this charming and unusual white. 77% aged in barrel, 23% in amhphora.