2016 Grand Village Blanc
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I loved both these wines, which come from the team at Château Lafleur. Starting with the white, the 2016 Château Grand Village Blanc (two-thirds Sauvignon and one-third Sémillon) is a glorious white that has racy minerality as well as loads of grapefruit, citrus pith, and lime aromas and flavors. Showing a Burgundian-like reductive character, medium body, and beautiful balance, drink it any time over the coming 7-8 years.
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James Suckling
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The 2016 Grand Village Blanc has a very well defined, almost Burgundian bouquet of subtle tropical fruit, honeysuckle and a touch of vanilla from the oak (50% new). The palate is well balanced and saline in the mouth, displaying a fine line of acidity and just the right amount of bitterness on the finish. Very promising.
This has a lot of lemon-peel, pear-drop and cooked-apple character. Full-bodied, dense and flavorful. Aniseed and fennel-seed aftertaste. A little oily. Drink now or hold.
The 2016 Grand Village Blanc has gained terrific freshness in élevage and is now a far more convincing wine than it was from barrel. Green apple, lemon peel and white flowers all convey an impression of energy, but the 2016 has quite a bit of textural resonance as well.
About the producer
The Société Civile du Ch. Lafleur is the collective name for the Guinaudeau family’s wines and estates. These are some of the Right Bank’s most famous wines, including Ch. Lafleur and Les Pensées in Pomerol, along with Les Perrières, Les Champs Libres and Ch. Grand Village in Fronsac.