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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2018 Clos Rougeard Brézé Blanc slowly emerges from the glass with tightly wound, youthful scents of Bosc pears, yellow apples, nutmeg, and chalk dust with a waft of coriander seed. The dry, medium-bodied palate vibrates with energetic apple and spice flavors with a crisp backbone and long mineral-laced finish."
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DECANTER: "Softer impression to the nose than the 2019, but overlaid with a sense of minerality following through to the palate. This vintage is a halfway house between the old style (very flavourful and full-bodied), and the new style (fresher with more sense of tension). It shows a perfect balance between fruity and savoury, with some light lactic impressions at the end. ‘This is Clos Rougeard with all the complexity from citrus to exotic fruits,’ says winemaker Jacques-Antoine Toublanc."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Matured for one year in barrels, the 2018 Saumur Blanc Brézé offers up a reductive, slightly flinty bouquet and aromas of clove, ripe white fruits, spices, vanilla pod and herbs. Medium-bodied, round and supple, the wine is tense and layered with an ethereal finish enhanced by gastronomic bitterness."