2018 White Wine from France

jamessuckling.com, 99 points: (98-99) This is a cylinder of dense fruit and phenolic intensity, yet it remains agile and vivid with cooked-apple, honey and cream character, compounding the fantastic texture and structure. A great white with the same...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: (93 - 95) There was no malolactic fermentation and no Muscadelle this year—both unusual for Aile d’Argent. Composed of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Sémillon (harvested August 30 to September 5), the 2018 Aile d'Argent has...

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: (97-98) This is dense and very structured with phenolic tension and depth. Full-bodied, lightly phenolic with sliced apples, cooked pears and lemons. Lively and intense. Solid as a rock. This is one to watch.

Wine Spectator, 90 points: This medium-bodied white exhibits nice tension, featuring white peach and fresh-cut pineapple flavors and hints of orange zest, flanked by mineral, white tea and herb details. Offers accents of white pepper, floral and...

TheWineCellarInsider.com, 98 points: Floral with a strong note of pomelo, Meyer lemon and wax, the wine is sweet, juicy and even a bit honeyed. The large percentage of Sauvignon in the blend offers the pop you need. Made from a blend of 80.6% Sauvignon Blanc...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: (92-94) Clay and limestone soils, the 2018 Grand Village (Lafleur) Blanc has a vivid gold color (almost a touch of grey in the color) as well as a Loire-like feel in its white grapefruit, citrus, and smoky minerality...

jamessuckling.com, 91 points: (90-91) Very pretty white this year with lovely depth of melon, lemon and lime. Medium body. Fresh and flavorful finish.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (90 - 92) The Ferran 2018 Blanc leaps from the glass with tropical notions of pineapple and green mango with touches of fresh apricots, melon and a waft of wet pebbles. Medium-bodied, the palate has a beautiful satiny...

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: (97-98) This is dense and very structured with phenolic tension and depth. Full-bodied, lightly phenolic with sliced apples, cooked pears and lemons. Lively and intense. Solid as a rock. This is one to watch.

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: (94-95) A lovely, dense white with pretty phenolic tension and dried-apple and peach character. Medium to full body. Phenolics give this tension.

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: (93-95) From the team at Lafleur and getting a few “wows” in the notes, the 2018 Les Champs Libres Blanc is flat-out brilliant, offering notes of lemon curd, salty sea breeze, crushed rocks, and green herbs. Tasting like...