Beschrijving

Le Blanc d'Aiguilhe is in deze jaargang fris en scherp met aroma's van citrusvruchten, fruit uit de boomgaard en versgebakken brood, en een mineraal karakter voor een witte Bordeaux. Bovendien zorgt de rijping op vat voor extra complexiteit en structuur, waardoor deze wijn goed kan worden bewaard

Technische specificaties

De wijnmakerij
Château d’Aiguilhe
Type
White
Wijnjaar
2021
Rang
13.3% vol.
Variatie
100% Sauvignon blanc
Andere formaten beschikbaar:
Oorsprong
Bordeaux

Proeverij

Bedrijfstemperatuur
Tussen 9 en 12 ºC.
Verbruik
Tot ongeveer 2040, als het in topconditie blijft.

Wijngaard en wijnmaken

Oogst
Handmatige oogst.
Wijnmaken
Luchtpersing en alcoholische gisting in roestvrijstalen tanks.
Veroudering
6 maanden in roestvrijstalen tanks (80% van de wijn) en in eikenhouten vaten (de overige 20%, waarvan 25% nieuw)

Meningen van critici

James Suckling:

This is really flinty, with both fresh and dried lemons and medium body. Tight with phenolics that hold it together. Racy finish. An excellent-value sauvignon that delivers extremely high quality. Sauvignon blanc and some sauvignon gris. Drink now.

Decanter:

Lovely florality to the nose with a gorgeous white stone and yellow fruit aromatic expression. Excellent weight on the palate, a lemon patisserie edge, crisp green apple, touches of grape and juicy orange, but also with sharp lemon too - you get the layers of flavour here. It's crisp and clear, such clarity and precision but also weight and you get the minerality too, the chalkiness that comes across as a fine texture on the palate. Open and friendly, screaming "drink me"! I love this. 5,000 bottle production. Not yet imported into the UK but it should be!

Jeb Dunnuck:

The 2021 Chateau D'Aiguilhe Blanc is a terrific white and if you're looking for a terrific Bordeaux Blanc that won't break the bank, give this a whirl. Crushed stone, honeyed lime, and salted citrus are just some of the aromas and flavors, and it's medium-bodied, with racy, vibrant acidity, good mid-palate depth, and a great finish.

The Wine Advocate:

Just bottled a week before my visit, the 2021 d'Aiguilhe Blanc is a medium-bodied, tangy and incisive wine evocative of citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit and freshly baked bread. Seamless and penetrating, it derives from a late-ripening site on the limestone slopes of the Côtes de Castillon that has always produced an unusually chiseled, mineral style of white Bordeaux.