Chateau Brown Blanc 2017
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Winemaker Notes
Very complex on the nose, with citrus notes, superb spice and pepper aromas then a clear mineral nuance. On the palate, we find the dominant characteristics of this white blend, with strength and smoothness. It is almost sensually full-bodied, with a promising aromatic expression. This wine will age well and will perfectly accompany a variety of different dishes.
Blend: 65% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Sémillon
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Wine Spectator
Alluring, with lemon curd, brioche and honeysuckle notes already well-defined and leading the way, while white ginger, yellow apple and pear notes fill in behind them. On the richer side, yet carried by racy acidity. Drink now through 2024.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a finely perfumed wine, with a creamy texture of ripe yellow-stone and pineapple fruits. It is also crisply imbued with tight citrus flavors and a mineral character. Drink from 2020.
Barrel Sample: 91-93 -
Decanter
This has the estate signature, which always has a touch of glamour in its whites. It's gorgeous, vibrant and extremely bright, with creamy apricot and peach fruit followed by a kick of lime leaf and lemongrass, plus a wonderfully salty lick on the finish. 50% new oak gives that creamy patisserie feel. This will please lovers of Château Brown, and also newcomers to white Bordeaux. A real success.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Brown 2017 Blanc is a little closed, with lemon juice and fresh pears notes plus coriander seed and white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and very mineral in the mouth, with a racy backbone and nice length.
Barrel Sample: 89-91 -
James Suckling
A bright and vivid white with sliced-apple and -lemon character. Some white pineapple, too. Medium body and a fresh finish. Very good depth.
Barrel Sample: 89-90
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The owners came and went at Chateau Brown over the centuries and the estate alternated between glory and neglect. It was not until the late 20th century that the estate was fully restored to its former eminent position under the impulse of Bernard Barthe, the master of the chateau for the last decade.
In December 2004, he decided to place his “life’s work” in the hands of a famous dynasty of wine traders who had been at the forefront of winegrowing in Bordeaux since 1897: the Mau family, in partnership with the Dutch Dirkzwager family. When you discover the gently-sloping vineyard, its thousand-year-old history and its majestic building in which the finest paintings by J. L. Brown are still kept, you can understand the passion that Chateau Brown arouses in Jean-Christophe Mau, the current manager. He devotes himself fully to the estate, backed up by the experience of his elders and his convictions as a young winegrower, but also borne by a deep fascination for this place with its exceptional past.