Professional reviews
Robert Parker (93)
The 2022 Les Leçons des Maîtres is a blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Sémillon. It was barrel fermented and matured for eight months in used French oak. It bursts from the glass with gregarious scents of lychee, elderflower, tarragon and beeswax. The light-bodied palate offers generous layers of stone fruit and citrus. It’s enlivened by juicy acidity and has a long, gently textural finish. Treat it like a Bordeaux Blanc and allow it to gain savory complexity over the next 5+ years in the cellar. 180 cases produced.
Winespectator (93)
A stunning white wine, succulent, intense and complex, featuring fleshy nectarine, apricot and honey-drizzled ripe melon at the core, with litsea oil and lemon verbena aromatics that linger in the background. Bracing acidity cuts through this version's medium body, leaving a refreshing finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2028.
Jeb Dunnuck (94)
The 2021 Les Lecons Des Maitres (80% Sauvignon Blanc and the rest Semillon) reveals ripe, savory aromas of lemon balm, ripe melon, baking spices, and fresh quince. This medium-bodied, stony textured white is citrus-driven on the palate, with Meyer lemon, lemon lime, and white flowers. It’s a wonderful, age-worthy Bordeaux Blanc style to drink 2025-2035.
BOW (8.25)
Wine Enthusiast (95)
Apparently spiced with lightly toasted oak, this bracing and elegant wine was crafted by Bibiana Gonzalez Rave and her husband, Jeff Pisoni. It boasts vivid acidity, a touch of grippy tannin in the texture, and an attractive array of ginger, lemons, limes, kiwis and minerals. Made from 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon, it is distinctive, complex and flavorful.
