Chateau Mouton Rothschild - Aile d´Argent Blanc 2021

DECANTER: "Sharp lemon and lime, grapefruit and apricot and peach - exotic yellow fruits and fresh white stone fruits. Lovely clarity and weight on the palate, it has the density and the texture, juicy but not too much, lively but not too much. Just a wonderful crystalline aspect - absolute purity but with the depth coming from the slightly exotic fruit - pineapple with peach and zest citrus fruits that add sweetness and bitterness while a lick of slate gives a salty tang. Rich but also light and playful - excellent balance and overall delectability. So many details on show. 3.25pH."

WEINWISSER: "64 % Sauvignon Blanc, 36 % Sémillon, 13,2 Vol.-%. Betörendes Bouquet, reifer Weinbergpfirsich, Zitronenmelisse, eingelegte Nektarine und weiße Blüten. Am pfeffrigen Gaumen mit vibrierender Rasse, fein salzigem Extrakt und schlankem Körper. Im gebündelt aromatischen Finale weißer Pfeffer, Limonenessenz und Schlüsselblumen."

FALSTAFF: "Mittleres Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Frische Stachelbeeren und Holunderblüten, unterlegt mit weißer Birne, ein Hauch von Grapefruitzesten, facettenreiches Bukett. Mittlere Komplexität, feine Fruchtsüße, etwas Kernobst, eingebundene Säurestruktur, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, zarte Karamellnoten im Nachhall, ein saftiger, eleganter Speisenbegleiter. (8/1/2024, trinken/lagern, +20)"

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Notes of white peach, ginger, flowers and lemon curd are all over the place. The wine is sweet, fresh and filled with even more of those ripe, sweet, white peaches and pomelo in the zesty finish. You can enjoy this on release. The wine was made from a blend of 45% Sauvignon Blanc, 36% Semillon and 19% Sauvignon Gris. Drink from 2023-2030."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Explosive aromatically with citrus, exotic fruit and herbal notes. Sauvignon in all its splendour. Generous fruit on the palate but freshness through and through, the finish bone dry and with admirable persistence. Pure hedonism but at a price."