Pavillon Blanc 2022

Very expressive, with plenty of exotic fruit, peach, lemon zest; a fuller yet fresh palate, crisp and juicy, with a wonderful acid structure, breed and precision; saline finish with preserved lemons on the aftertaste. Can age.

Opulent and delicious, with plenty of green mango and pineapple aromas and flavors. Smoked cream and green apples. Showing a salty, briny character; it’s dense but not heavy, flavorful and very long. Pear-drop candy on the finish. Pure sauvignon blanc, as always. Rich yet lively and wonderful. Feels like a great Montrachet. One for the cellar. 8,000 bottles made. You just want to drink it. Drink or hold.

Lemon chiffon, lawn grass, pears, vanilla, white peach, and tangerine skin nuances form the core of this wine. The wine is forward, sweet, creamy, and pure, with a buttery accent on the long, fruit-packed, fresh, vibrant backend. The wine will be a pleasure to enjoy on release and over the following decade or longer. The wine is produced from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. 13.4% ABV. 3.18 pH. Yields were only 14 hectoliters per hectare, so not much of this wine was made. If you are a fan, act quickly. This is the white wine of the vintage! Drink from 2024-2037. 97-97 Pts.

Pale yellow, green hints, silver reflections. Inviting aromas of tropical fruit, nuances of fresh mango and grapefruit, hints of new wood, a touch of vanilla and lemongrass. Juicy and elegant, notes of white peach, fine, well-integrated acidity, rich in finesse, and a lemony-mineral, salty finish. A very well-balanced food wine with definite ageing potential. (9/1/2024, drink +15)

The nose is fruity, straightforward, and offers a certain power and control. The wine benefits from decanting. A lovely grain, fine creaminess, and a flinty, gunstone-like backdrop. There are notes of crunchy peach, juicy/pulpy small white fruits, and, more subtly, crushed quenette, combined with a touch of pear and pear blossom. The palate is beautifully guided, supple, fresh, dynamic, crystalline, and gourmand, offering lively energy, a pleasant light oiliness, roundness, body, a tangy backbone, and beautiful fruit purity. Supple, precise, with lovely delicacy in its texture and its richness. An enveloping feel. On the palate, this wine shows notes of juicy/bright white peach, juicy/bright pear, and, more slightly, crushed quenette, paired with an almost pink-grapefruit touch and fine hints of mandarin. Very long finish. Acidity, precision, smoothness, and a lovely iodized/saline character on the finish. A very discreet, almost acacia-like hint in the background.

This is a dense wine with richness and a tropical fruit aroma. Comes from the earliest harvest ever for this estate's white grapes. There is a tantalizing grapefruit edge that shows the essence of the wine's Sauvignon Blanc. Drink from 2026.