2024 Puygueraud Blanc
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Already bottled, the 2024 Château Puygueraud Blanc is 78% Sauvignon Blanc and 22% Sauvignon Gris, with the Sauvignon Blanc brought up in tank and the Sauvignon Gris in old barrels. It has classic Sauvignon aromas of ripe lemon, sappy, minty herbs, and subtle pineapple as well as a wonderful sense of minerality. It's medium-bodied, concentrated, has a round, layered mouthfeel, and terrific acidity. Drink 2025-2028.
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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Notes of boxwood, pear and white peach preface the 2024 Blanc from Puygueraud, a medium-bodied, bright and juicy wine framed by a lively mid-palate with a slightly phenolic finish. It is already in bottle.
Plenty of grip and character, touch of lime zest and lemongrass, kiwi even, good quality if austere, with richer preserved citrus as it opens. 500l oak casks, Thienpont family, clay-limestone slopes. Harvested before the rain, Loire Sauvignon clones. Harvest September 16 to 24, only keeping the first pass through the vines. Tasted twice.
The 2024 Puygueraud Blanc is missing a bit of complexity and mineralité on the nose. The palate is balanced with a tangy orange peel note on the entry and modest weight. However, I was hoping for a bit more tension on the finish. Not bad, but intuition tells me this could have been better.
About the producer
The Thienpont family bought Ch. Puygueraud in 1946, running it as a farm until the 1980s when Nicolas Thienpont moved the focus to viticulture, with the first vintage in 1983. Based in the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, the property comprises 47 hectares of vines, both red and white.