The 2008 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is also brilliant. A blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon, its vivid gold color is followed by a racy bouquet of citrus, lychee nut, lemon zest, and crushed rocks. It’s fresh and vibrant yet has notable concentration as well as a great finish.

Composed of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon and exhibiting crisp crushed rock, fig, melon and honeysuckle notes, this beautiful but backward white is capable of lasting another 2-3 decades.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 02/05/2011 Composed of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon and exhibiting crisp crushed rock, fig, melon and honeysuckle notes, this beautiful but backward white is capable of lasting another 2-3 decades. Compared to 2006 and 2007, the 2008 dry white wines of Bordeaux are inferior, but that does not mean they are not very good. They do not possess the flesh, power, or richness of the 2006 and 2007, but they reveal precise, intensely aromatic personalities, lighter bodies, and more noticeable acidity. These remain among the world’s most underrated world-class dry white wines. I will provide full tasting notes once they are in bottle, but following are the dry whites I tasted along with their approximate scores. (90-92+)

This has a superior mineral intensity than other dry white Bordeaux this year with very good definition. The palate has a ripe apply entry with pear, lime and gooseberry, very vibrant with great length. Its class really shows through. This is a great success considering the vintage. Tasted April 2009.

Bright straw-green. Highly perfumed nose offers lemon verbena, white stone fruits and minerals. Enters the mouth full and rich, with very ripe citrus and white stone fruit flavors. Then long and mineral-driven on the back, finishing with a distinctly tannic bite. An excellent wine with impeccable balance and uncommon depth.