2021 Les Champs Libres

The 2021 Les Champs Libres is one of the best editions of this wine yet. Rich and explosive, with tremendous dimension, the 2021 screams with character. Pear, white flowers, slate, mint and a kiss of French oak all race out of the glass. The 2021 is fabulous. I would be thrilled to own it.

- Antonio Galloni (12/2023)

This is so delicious, with white peaches, sliced lemons and apples. Some botanicals. Medium body with a pretty density and length. Flinty and stony undertone at the end. 100% sauvignon blanc. Drink or hold. (07/2024)

All Sauvignon Blanc, the 2021 Les Champs Libres Blanc is another sensational wine from this team, which is just about unrivaled in Bordeaux. Ripe melon, honeyed flowers, lime zest, and a liquid rock-like minerality all define this beauty, and it's medium-bodied, with flawlessly integrated acidity, beautiful mid-palate depth, and a great finish. Give it a few years. (04/2024)

Les Champs Libres 2021 is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and it slowly unfurls to reveal delicate notes of lime leaves, yuzu, and citron blossom, opening out to nuances of sea spray, Marcona almonds, and wet pebbles. The medium-bodied palate is intense and racy, with citrus zest and minerally layers, finishing very long and zippy. (04/2024)

Regularly one of the standout dry white wines from the Bordeaux appellation, the 2021 Blanc, a blend of 73% Sauvignon (picked on the 9th, 11th and 13th of September) and 27% Sémillon (picked on the 7th of September), offers up a fresh, delicate and elegant bouquet with aromas of lemon oil, lemon, spices, lime tree leaves, menthol and perfectly ripe orchard fruits. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, it's layered and seamless, its concentrated core of fruit framed by racy acids and a calcareous, saline finish.

- Yohan Castaing (02/2024)