2023 Domaine de la Solitude Blanc

The 2023 Domaine de la Solitude Blanc is laced with hints of lemon confit, tangerine peel, white flowers and pineapple. The 2023 is attractive, but it also is a bit lacking in mid-palate depth and textural presence.

The 2023 Domaine de la Solitude Blanc has a cohesive and focused bouquet with green apple, kiwi fruit and light, pithy pear aromas that are neatly knitted together by the oak. The palate is a more textural white. One bottle was oxidized at a négociant tasting, but another was perfectly fine, with a keen line of acidity, vibrant and fresh with a dab of ginger toward the finish. That's more like it!

The 2023 Domaine de la Solitude Blanc was picked August 25 to September 7 at 45hL/ha. This comes across very harmonious on the nose, with finely delineated hints of lime, gooseberry and melted candle wax. The palate is very well balanced with a neutral entry, leaning more toward its pithy texture than obvious fruit flavors, though the finish offers an enticing smidgin of stem ginger. Fine.