P78. Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, Margaux
“Clear gunsmoke character with slate and graphite, also a ton of white peach, white pear, some sweet mango and a scrape of salinity on the finish. This is balanced and successful, and easy to recommend, completing a strong set of wines at Margaux in the 2020 vintage. 40% of the overall production in the final blend. 3.01pH. Harvest from 24 August to September 1. 100 th anniversary of the name Pavillon Blanc (even though they have made a white wine at Margaux for years).” 97 pts, Decanter 465892 4 bottle limit $500 P79. Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, Pessac-Léognan “Lastly, and pure perfection in white wine, the 2020 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is based on 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris and 5% Semillon that was aged in 50% new oak. This massively rich, concentrated, powerful white offers a heavenly nose of honeyed flowers, orange marmalade, lemon grass, and toasted bread, with a building sense of salinity and minerality that shows on the finish. Drink this stunningly rich, layered, concentrated 2020 over the
coming two decades.” 100 pts, Jeb Dunnuck 465711
4 bottle limit
$290
2020 BORDEAUX
33
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