Domaine de la Solitude Pessac-Leognan Blanc 2022

Domaine de la Solitude Pessac-Leognan Blanc 2022$35. 99 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2) 94pts Jeb Dunnuck Plenty of ripe citrus, honeyed orange, and minty nuances emerge from the 2022 Domaine De La Solitude Blanc, a juicy, lively, beautifully pure white with medium bodied richness and depth and terrific depth of fruit and intensity. Based on 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, raised on one third new oak, its perfect for drinking over the coming 4 6 years, if not upwards of a decade. 93+pts Wine

The protracted growing season paired with the sedimentary clay-loam soils slow the ripening and allow us to farm without irrigation resulting in fruit that is deeply pigmented and loaded with flavor

As with the latter

He then said it's the best vintage since 2010

Caberlot is a little-known grape and is only used to make wine here at Il Carnasciale

All of Fontsainte’s vineyards are situated within the Corbières Boutenac appellation

Type of soil: bluish clayey-limestone marl

the palate is fresh

wax melon and citrus blossom notes

From a 1 hectare parcel “La Rizière” made of “white earth”

The difference between this higher-priced wine and the more accessible Il Debbio is that this wine only sees oak

Time is needed here to ameliorate

Layered from the start