Château Grand Village, Blanc, Bordeaux, 2019

Name: Château Grand Village, Blanc, Bordeaux
Brand: Château Grand Village
Price: 160.33 GBP

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all 2015 2018 2019 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

The Guinaudeau’s white wines have received much praise in recent years. Their tireless pursuit of excellence and innovative approach towards clones and vinifications has resulted in some really special, atypical white Bordeaux. 2019 Grand Village Blanc is a blend of 74% Sauvignon Blanc (predominantly Sancerre clones with some older Bordeaux clones) and 26% Semillon, harvested from a two hectare plot with a little more clay in the soil than that used for red production. This has been vinified entirely in stainless steel and bottled in the first spring after harvest. The 2019 is hard to place, with many critics and tasters looking towards the Cote d’Or for references. It is extremely precise with fragrant notes of gooseberries, citrus fruits, flowers and stones. The palate has laser like precision – crystalline fruits lead towards the bright, saline, racy finish. This is fast becoming one of the most interesting white wines on our list.

critic reviews

91/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2019 Grand Village Blanc skips out of the glass with vivacious scents of fresh pears, white peaches, and lemon grass with a hint of chalk dust. Medium-bodied, it is elegant and refreshing, with great intensity and compelling chalk-laced tension on the finish. The blend is 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Semillon.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2028

date of review 05/2022

90/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2019 Grand Village Blanc, two-thirds Sauvignon Blanc and one-third Sémillon, has a detailed bouquet featuring touches of nectarine, orchard fruit and orange pith; light white flower scents emerge with time. The smooth palate is well balanced with a lightly spiced entry, a slightly waxy texture, and hints of apricot and quince toward the fresh finish. Lots of lovely dry extract lends substance to this excellent white.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2030

date of review 02/2022

92/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Lift and freshness from the first hit, with juicy white peach, citrus and oyster shell. The nose is richly textured, a little subdued at first but showing precision and clarity. 12,000 bottles in this vintage, with fermentation in barrel, then 20% new oak. Around half of the planted Sauvignon Blanc is from Sancerre genetics. From the same family as Château Lafleur in Pomerol.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2028

date of review 01/2022