Chateau Olivier Blanc 2018

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Enthusiast

  This beautifully textured wine is already balanced but has a fine future. The cool, crisp texture contrasts with ripe fruitiness and spice from wood aging. Drink this wine from 2023.

• 93 Decanter
  Some welcome freshness and grip here. A little soft still through the finish but with a definite touch of citrus peel and white pear flesh, white flowers also. This has charm and some forward motion along with lifts of spice and slate.
• 93 Wine Spectator

  Features an atypical bitter orange edge that melds nicely with the core of lemon curd, gooseberry and nectarine notes. Flashes of verbena and orange blossom check in, leading to a long singed almond thread on the finish. Distinctive. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2025

• 92 James Suckling

  Dried apricot, grapefruit zest, crushed stones and a hint of hay on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy, layered texture. Mineral finish. Tangy and bright now but better in 2022 and onwards.

• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  With a fair bit of swirling, Olivier's 2018 Blanc leaps from the glass with energetic notes of fresh grapefruit, ripe pears and pineapple, plus hints of lime blossoms and dill seed with a waft of wet pebbles. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly styled with intense citrus and tropical fruit flavors, marked by a racy backbone, finishing refreshingly steely.

• 90 Jeb Dunnuck

  The 2018 Château Olivier Blanc is a juicy, elegant white offering plenty of tart pineapple, lemon, and honeyed grapefruit notes in a medium-bodied, bright, racy package. It's nicely balanced, has good purity, and is well worth following over the coming 3-5 years or more.