We Ordered Chardonnay. They Sent Sauvignon Blanc. Thank God.

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Le Blanc d'Aiguilhe Bordeaux Blanc 2022
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AI GeneratedThe speaker highlights a high-quality White Bordeaux from Chateau d'Aguille, produced by Count Stéphane von Neupert. Despite an initial mix-up between the Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, the speaker praises the 100% Sauvignon Blanc for its exceptional texture, tropical notes, and value, comparing its quality to high-end Pessac-Léognan and luxury wines while remaining affordable.
Okay. White Bordeaux. Interesting story on this one. It's funny.
During premieres, Jason and I, you know, we go to Chateau, to Chateau,
to Chateau, and one of our appointments was at Chateau Gaffayet,
of course, with the Count Stéphane von Neupert,
dear friend of mine, known him forever.
Trevor, and he...
He's starting to get into the white wine business.
So when we were there, we, you know, his properties,
you know, like I said, La Mondade, Clos
L'Oratoire, Chateau d'Aguille,
of course, Chateau Gaffayet.
So basically you taste through the whole gamut.
And then he's like partners in Chateau Guiraud, Sauternes.
So he's, you know, he's got his fingers in a few pies, let's just say.
But what he did at Chateau d'Aguille, which,
by the way, is a beautiful, very large property.
And he decided he had this one patch
of terroir where he decided to plant white wine grapes.
Now, when we were there,
I was a huge fan of the white wines that he produced.
I literally told him, dude, this, I mean, this tastes like...
You know, Premier Cru Burgundy and, like, very high-end Sancerre or,
you know, maybe, like, a Pessac-Léognan Blanc for the Sauvignon Blanc.
And
When we tasted through the wines,
I went to a negociant friend of mine and I said,
dude, give me some Chardonnay. Try to give me some Chardonnay.
And I really loved the Sauvignon
Blanc too, but I kind of could, I had to pick one or the other.
And there was a buzz about these
wines, like in Saint-Emilion,
like other proprietors were telling me, boy, have you
tasted Stéphane's white wines, you know?
And yes, they're good. No, they are great.
Funny thing is, the bottles came,
and I opened the case, and I looked at the bottle, and
I'm like, it looks like the Sauvignon Blanc, not the Chardonnay.
And so I, in fact, reached out to the négociant importer,
and it was confirmed that this is
the Sauvignon Blanc.
With that being said, I love that, too.
And I love Sauvignon Blanc.
And if you love great Sancerre and great Pessac-Léognan,
from what I recall, you're
going to love this wine.
But I'm going to taste it now, and I'll let you know.
Mmm, great.
It tastes more like Pessac-Léognan to me.
He uses 20% oak, so it gives it a little bit more of a creamy flavor.
It's 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
I'm going to wait until my partner tastes this wine,
but I bet you I know what he's
going to say when he tastes it, what it tastes like to me.
I mean, that's, when I taste it,
it's almost, whoa, this tastes like SHL.
That's also over 100 bucks.
Creaminess, tropical flavors, more tropical,
a little bit of citrus, but I get more, I
get a lot of tropical flavors, you know,
like mango, a little bit of stone fruit, beautiful
texture.
Oh, my God.
That's what I mean, Stefan is really good at.
Just killer, killer texture.
Under.
18 hectoliters per hectare.
You know how low that is?
That's essentially like a couple clusters per plant.
Super low yields, top of the watch, top of the top-notch winemaking,
and it's 94 Suckling, 93 Dunnock, 93 Decanter, right?
Big scores, beautiful reviews, and it's $29.98.
I'm telling you, it's killer wine.
And when you buy a bottle, you wish you bought more.
Buy a six-pack.
They come in six-packs.
Looks great.
Great, and seriously,
The crew is going to be very happy,
and so will cameraman, because this is super tasty wine.
Am I under three minutes?
Ugh!
Okay, we have to do these under three minutes now.
Okay, I can't help it. I'm excited.
Anyway, buy this wine.
