Chateau Mouton Rothschild - Aile d´Argent Blanc 2020

WEINWISSER: "66 % Sauvignon Blanc, 34 % Sémillion. Leuchtendes Gelb mit zarten lindgrünen Reflexen. Exotischer anregender Beginn mit reifer Pampelmuse, Mangozesten, Lindenblütenhonig und verführerischem Jasmin-Duft. Am saftigen Gaumen mit seifiger Textur, herrlicher fein pfeffriger Extraktfülle und perfekt balancierter Rasse. Im aromatischen Finale ein Feuerwerk mit reifer Aprikose, Weingartenpfirsich und zartem Kreideton. Für mich der Beste, den ich je degustiert habe!"

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Squeeze fresh lemons over rocks and you get the picture. The wine is bright, zesty, crisp and juicy. With creamy texture, lift and length, the wine offers purity and compelling freshness."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Composed of 52% Sauvignon Blanc, 14% Sauvignon Gris and 34% Sémillon, the 2020 Aile d'Argent has no Muscadelle this year, no skin contact and no malolactic. It sails out of the glass with fabulously flamboyant notes of fresh pineapple, nectarines and jasmine, plus suggestions of key lime pie, passion fruit and orange zest. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers opulent tropical and citrus fruit layers, supported by plenty of freshness and a decadent touch of oiliness to the texture, finishing long and impactful. So hard to resist even at this nascent stage, I can't wait to see how this is going to age!"

DECANTER: "The first year made entirely under the direction of Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy. I was expecting this to be the wine in the Mouton stable with the most evident transition from Philippe Dhalluin, and certainly you see a little less exuberance, a little more sculpting rather than width, with sea breeze and citrus aromatics. Plenty of bright pineapple and apricot flavours, with nuance and balance, and the salty cracker finish that you always want from this wine. Will be bottled in June 2021. Harvest began on August 24 (same as 2011, joint earliest on record) through to 28. No more malolactic during winemaking as you saw (usually just 5-10%) under Dhalluin, and no skin contact, but the rich mouthfeel is instead found through a higher proportion of Sauvignon Gris, and no longer co-fermented with the Sauvignon Blanc."

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Mit feiner Holzwürze unterlegte Nuancen von Grapefruit und Bourbonvanille, zart nach Stachelbeeren und grünem Apfel. Limettenzesten im Hintergrund, attraktives Bukett. Mittlerer Körper, weiße Frucht, frischer Säurebogen, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, wirkt leichtfüßig, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter."