Chateau Couhins-Lurton - Chateau Couhins-Lurton blanc 2018

JAMES SUCKLING: "Another dense and structured white with sliced green-apple and pear-skin character. Lemon zest, too. Full and vivid with phenolic tension. Excellent for the vintage."

DECANTER: "This is excellent - cut through and spliced in terms of its acidity with some white pepper notes, citrus zest and lemon. Power and minerality with grip. Drinking Window 2021 - 2032"

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Frische Fruchtexotik, weiße Tropenfrucht, etwas Steinobst, feiner Blütenhonig, zart nach Babybanane. Mittlere Komplexität, Nuancen von Pfirsich, dezente Säurestruktur, etwas Birne im Abgang, bietet unkomplizertes Trinkvergnügen."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Bright and fresh, with a lively stream of lemon curd, verbena and honeysuckle flavors, backed by a subtle twinge of fleur de sel through the finish. Drink now through 2023."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Always outstanding, the 2018 Château Couhins-Lurton Blanc is another winner, offering classic Bordeaux Blanc notes of honeyed grapefruit, lemon zest, exotic flowers, and a kiss of minerality. Made in a more forward, charming style, it has beautiful fruit, a layered texture, and crisp acidity, all of which will allow it to shine on the dinner table. It should keep for 7-8 years, if not longer."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "The just squeezed yellow citrus pops with lift, allowing the sweetness to shine through in this forward, medium-bodied, early-drinking wine."