Valandraud Bordeaux Blanc 2024

Really high aromatics, shining out of the glass. Lively and expressive. Straw, honey, lemon, peach and pear. Excellent vibrancy, gorgeous succulence and mouthfilling texture. This is alive and bright, punchy with citrus fruit – some grapefruit, lemon and orange as well as peach stones giving the mineral tang. Well delivered, exciting and long. A brilliant white wine! Pure with clarity, focus and precision but there’s a gorgeous sweetness that really counters the bitter grapefruit touches meaning this is super complex. One of the whites of the vintage! Ageing 80% new barrels and 20% terracotta amphorae for 8-10 months. 3.10pH. Drinking window: 2026-2038. (Georgina Hindle,decanter.com)