BETTANE+DESSEAUVE
Score : 17/20
Plus rond, plus riche, plus gras que saintes-pierres, plus opulent aussi mais en 2017 saintes-pierres est plus immédiat aussi.
JEB DUNNUCK
Score : 94
The top wine, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is based on 43% Roussanne, 33% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette, 6% Bourboulenc, 3% Piquepoul, almost one-third of each terroir. It's a richer, bigger wine that offers loads of brioche, caramelized peach, quince, white flowers, and crushed rock-like minerality. Medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured, balanced and long, with good acidity, it's a beautiful wine that's going to age gracefully.
WINE ADVOCATE
Score : 93
A solid first effort from the new ownership, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Grand Vin Blanc is a blend of 43% Roussanne, 33% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette, 6% Bourboulenc and 3% Picpoul. Seventy percent of the blend aged in oak, but I'd say that component is discrete, adding just a hint of pencil shavings and a fine-grained, silky texture. It's full-bodied and succulent, delivering an attractive combination of pineapple and saline notes with understated elegance.
WINE SPECTATOR
Score : 91
Alluring, with a brioche note pervading the core of creamed white peach, warm yellow apple and white ginger flavors before draping over a jasmine oil–tinged finish. Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Picpoul. Drink now. 833 cases made, 275 cases imported. — JM