70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon. Crisp with juicy notes of white peaches, passion fruit and pink grapefruit with discreet notes of well-integrated vanilla coming from new French oak. You could probably put this wine down for a few years but it’s so enjoyable to drink now while the fruit is vibrant and generous. Serve with simply prepared grilled white fish or fresh oysters.
Clear old brass. Big nose of orange marmalade drizzled with caramel, but also an interesting accent of porcini mushrooms. Full-bodied, nearly viscous, tasting of a pie made from bruised apples, also pears, with a long almond-bitter finish. Drink now.
Clear medium gold. Powerful nose of pear, orange and butterscotch. Full-bodied, tasting of apricots with honey and crushed hazelnuts. Serve this on the cool side — otherwise the flavours can be overpowering. One of my favourite wines. Will improve to 2020, then age gracefully in a cold cellar for another 5 years.
Clear medium-deep yellow. Medium-intensity nose of gooseberry with ginger, pineapple and papaya. Full-bodied for a Sancerre, soft mouthfeel but still crisp. Tastes of greenish kiwi, melon, Mandarin orange. One of the best Sancerres I have had, combines bright acidity with rich fruit. Drinking well now and for another year.
Light on its feet yet with great concentration of flavours. Bursting aromas of pink grapefruit, rhubarb and orange peel with thirst-quenching acidity and a pleasant bitterness on the moderate finish. Dangerously easy to drink. Just as enjoyable on its own as an aperitif or with salmon tartare or bouillabaisse. Cheers to the 8th generation of women leading this domaine.
Clear pale gold. Nose of Granny Smith apple, pineapple and lime peel set off with a bit of tonic water or iodine bitterness. Light-bodied, tasting of lemon, pineapple, melon and grapefruit. Crisp acidity, but this wine is fruity, not sour. Excellent with shellfish or delicate white fish. Drink immediately.
A rich red at a great price. Deep purple-ruby in colour with a savoury-herbal nose of blackberries and dried rose petals; full-bodied, dry, firmly structured with blackberry and black plum flavours carried on lively acidity to a firm tannic finish. Match with red meat dishes.