Château Grand Village
Les Champs Libres, Guinaudeau, 2021
96/100
Inside Bordeaux
94-96/100
The Wine Independent
93/100
Vinous
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Last Few
2021
75cl
DP
£81.46
2021
75cl
DP
£81.46
2021
3x75cl
DP
£244.37
Last Few
2021
3x75cl
DP
£244.37
Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
Like the Grand Villages Blanc, this is a beneficiary of the new dedicated white wine cellar. Backward and brooding initially, but with great intensity and precision. A very serious white that needs time. A little aeration gradually peels back some of its layers, tense lemon, lime and white currant fruit, with touches of dry stones and rock salt. Un-waveringly linear and long with expansive mineral notes echoing on the finish. A grand white from Bordeaux, as opposed to a Bordeaux white, this is a truly transcendental wine. Founded in 2013 by Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau, Les Champs Libres is a reflection of the Lafleur philosophy through a white wine. Les Champs Libres originates from the clay-limestone soils on the plateau of Louima, a great match with their loire-originated Sauvignon Blanc genetics. 100% Sauvignon Blanc picked on the 9 and 11 September. Aged in barrels, 30% new (but very neutral) oak.
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Critic Reviews
96/100
Jane Anson,
Inside Bordeaux
Pale gold colour, with steel and flint immediately apparent on the nose. Opens to show white pear, apple, grated ginger, salted cracker, tight and concentrated, real depth through the core. You can drink it now but will improve further. Harvest September 9 to 11. 100% aged in barrels. Look out also for the Grand Village Blanc from the same team.
drinking window 2024 - 2032
date of review 03/2024
93/100
Neal Martin,
Vinous
The 2021 Les Champs Libres, from white clay soils, has a less yeasty nose than I noticed from barrel, gaining more refinement as I suspected. Scents of dried white flowers and candle wax are well defined, developing crushed limestone notes with aeration. The palate is very well-balanced with orange pith, citrus peel, hints of white peach and mango toward the finish. There’s a lovely underlying tropical element here with a hint of lemongrass on the aftertaste. Excellent.
drinking window 2027 - 2042
date of review 02/2024
94-96/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
The Wine Independent
The 2021 Les Champs Libres is 100% Sauvignon Blanc from clay on limestone, harvested on 9 and 11 September. The nose is tight and closed, revealing yeasty notes over a core of lime leaves, green apples, and wet pebbles, with wafts of coriander seed and sea spray. Light to medium-bodied, the palate vibrates with energy from tightly wound citrus and apple layers and a laser-precise backbone of acidity, finishing long and minerally.
drinking window 2027 - 2037
date of review 05/2022
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