Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Top scoring whites

As ever with this wine, you wait for the hit of sweetness that seems inevitable when you see the name and instead you are surprised...

They are doing such a great job at this estate, and this is an absolutely delicious wine. It is just dripping with apricot, nectarine, white...

One of the best Cos Blancs for years, this is a real return to form, a great white wine that has presence and impact. Fantastic...

Intense exotic fruits abound, powerful apricot, nectarine, white flowers and white truffles with excellent bitter almonds on the finish that works so well as a...

Clear difference in personality from La Mission Blanc, tons of rich texture, but more pulled together, with the Sauvignon making its mark. Feels poised at...

Easy to get a crush on this wine in 2019. Expertly whipped up ginger and spice pulses right across the palate, giving a counterpoint to...

This is a vintage that really suits the Barsac wines, because they have the concentration and richess that is inevitable with the heat and small...

I love this, the flavors are utterly moreish and mouthfilling, tons of creamy lemon tart, flaky pastry against rich nectarine, tart citrus and lime flavours....

Grip and balance with clear flesh to the white peach, pear and citrus fruit and a saline finish. The flavours spiral down through your mouth,...

I love this, it's the most beautiful tightrope balancing act of sweet nectarine flesh with intense lime and lemon zest. One of the best Sauternes...

Full of pleasure, silky and richly textured, easy to sink into but carefully measured at the same time, addings its layers of spice and truffle...

Appealing Semillon nuances on the nose (from the 5% in the blend), honeyed waxy lemons, peach, apricot and vanilla cream. Such a sumptuous texture, you...

The freshness that you always get in Guiraud is particularly welcome among the rich style of Sauternes in 2019, and this is definitely one to...

A wonderful La Mission with a creamy feel through the core of the wine, and a saline tang on the finish that gives form and...

You just know that Aile d'Argent is going to suit a vintage like this, where the warmth of the summer accentuates the rich apricot, white...

Finely balanced between richly textured and restrained savoury white pear and citrus fruits. Walks the line between the two, far more successful to my taste...

Enticingly golden colour, rich concentration on the attack which gives way to perfectly-judged balance of fresh acidities and creamy nectarine and white peach fruits. Silky...

Always a brilliant white wine, one of the leading examples in Pessac-Léognan, and it's excelling in 2019. Juicy but restrained lemon, lemon zest and stone...

This is a great Sauternes, an expert mix of rich creamy stone fruits and deep candied ginger notes that add the most beautiful spice and...

Crisp and bright Sauvignon character but with added depth, flesh and mouthfeel that comes across in a lovely expansion through the mid palate, and slate...

Another well-controlled, sappy and energetic white wine from the Suduiraut stable. This is from old vines on the estate, and has a tang of minerality...

Named after Chevalier de la Montaigne, a councillor of the Bordeaux Parliament in the early 18th century, Château Bastor-Lamontagne is now under the ownership of...

Flourishes of jasmine on the first nose, quickly giving way to richly textured stone fruits, citrus and white pepper spicing. Well measured and balanced, with...

A rich and layered white that sits at the level you would expect from a classified estate. Apricot and stone fruits abound, with creamy caramel...