Clos des Lunes "Lune d'Argent" 2017

After fermentation in 500-liter cement tanks, stainless steel vats and barrels, a portion of the 2017 Lune d'Argent was aged in 15% new French oak barrels. The wine was aged on its lees with regular bâtonnages during the six-month aging regimen. The blend is 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc. It opens with lemonade, spiced apples, lime cordial, fresh grass and grapefruit scents plus wafts of wet pebbles and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, clean and refreshing, it finishes on a lingering citrusy note.

Delicious, featuring a mix of pear, tangerine, yellow and green apple flavors, lined with light honeysuckle and fennel hints. Creamy along the edges, and pure and vibrant through the middle. This combines racy and exotic notes in a distinctive package. Drink now through 2023.

Perfumed and very pretty white peaches and mangoes on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and rich with lots of beautiful fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Vibrant acidity keeps the finish fresh. Love drinking it now.

The 2017 Lune d’Argent Blanc has a light lime and honeysuckle-scented bouquet—pretty, but it could use a bit more attack. The palate is well balanced, with a light, almost understated entry and a distinctly saline feel. Lovely praline and grilled walnut notes emerge on the finish. This improves with aeration, so don’t hesitate to give it a short decant.

Ripe, crisp citrus leaning on pomelo, lemon and white peach notes; this is a soft, open and juicy wine showing a squeeze of lime and a touch of honey on the finish.

The 2017 Clos Des Lunes Lune D'Argent Blanc offers a touch more richness and depth as well as beautiful notes of ripe peach, white flowers, Meyer lemons, and sappy herbs. It’s a pretty, elegant white that has deceptive richness and depth as well as a great finish. This cuvee comes from the Cap Lanne Lieu-dit, largely gravelly soils, and is 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc brought up in 15% new French oak. It hit 13% alcohol and is a gorgeous wine.

Age works its miracle on the Sémillon grapes of Sauternes: after one more year, the wine has gained in fruit and texture finesse and, stripped of anything superfluous, has become even more crystalline.

Fruity bouquet of good intensity, marked by notes of anise and citrus. A fruity, saline attack followed by a refreshing, juicy tension. A flavorful and thirst-quenching wine.

Fruity, pleasant wine with medium body and length. Slightly saline persistence.