L'Extravagant de Doisy-Daëne 2022

Bright, slightly high-toned and pure, this delivers a beam of white peach, Meyer lemon and green almond that is lengthy, poised and sleek in feel. Honeysuckle and salted butter notes gild the finish liberally. Drink now through 2050. 80 cases made.

Gorgeous nose, really full and exotic, thrilling and vibrant. Vanilla, cream, ginger and salted caramel. Sweet and unctuous, sugary and full, a really generous expression at the rich, dense, heady and opulent end of the spectrum, but so well delivered and still with mouthwatering acidity that gives it life. It’s on the overt side right now, but there’s something really compelling about this. A fabulous wine with so much going on.

100% Sauvignon Blanc. Cask sample. Lifted, fresh and zesty. Jumps out of the glass. Mandarin, pear and citrus notes. Palate sweet but comfortably so. Long and tangy with a bitter-edged finish. Delicious. (JL)

Very ripe, almost stewed pear, dried apricot, roasted pineapple and a hint of cardamom: the wine’s aromatics are reminiscent of a dessert menu, and it lives up to its name. On the palate, the very ripe fruits (mango, roasted pineapple) and dried fruits (apricot, date) lend their creaminess to a particularly broad, fleshy and intense texture. A velvety feel takes the lead—caressing and seductive—before a finale full of pep and energy, with an almost saline touch.