Roussillon white wines: panel tasting results

From a blend of typically 70% Macabeu, 27% Grenache Gris and 3% Grenache Blanc, from vines aged 60-100-years-old. Thomas Teibert established the domaine in 2006,...

Lightly toasted nose with red apple notes. Ripe rounded palate, red apple skin, exotic pear and quince. Impactful textured palate.

Lightly herbal reductive notes along with lemon on the nose. Lovely textured palate, fresh fruit and white blossom. Balanced acidity and fruit concentration. Tangy lemon...

Golden, with an amber tint, enticing orchard nose, complex tightly knitted steeliness. Nicely textured autumn flavours of apple skin and quince, a fresh tannic grip.

Charming aromatic nose with a Turkish delight finish. Characterful, good fruit and texture on palate. Balanced bright acidity and richness and a lovely lemony zing.

Delicate notes of white blossom and peach. Very good mouthfeel, pure pear and peach on the palate. Some delicacy of crystalline fruit expression with barley...

Glorious golden dry honey and lambent burnished old gold earthy notes on the nose, palate is mineral and lean with delicate lees influence and creamy...

Fruit-focused, pure fresh pear nose. Delicate cotton candy and pear palate with tangy phenolics. Bright greengage and lemon peel. Long, slightly smokey finish.

Tropical fruit, guava on the nose and a touch of green fig and curry leaf. Peach palate, characterful and expressive, good acidity, saline refreshing finish.

Lightly golden, poached pear and ginger on the nose. Pure, vibrant, lively and fresh white fruits, star-fruit and a little white peach, Lean and tangy...

Yellow plum and greengage, fruit focused. White flowers and quince on the nose. Good balancing acidity, lovely phenolic brightness on the finish. Chamomile with a...

Balanced bright acidity, rich flavour concentration, lightly old gold, fragrant, slightly salty nose. Marzipan, lovely peachy fruit, balanced, focussed and long complex finish.

Lemon and honey notes, heather honey and ripe lemon palate, lees notes on the finish. Bold, confidently oaked, succulent ripe fruit with complementary oak sweetness.

Delicate slightly herbal nose, complex, pine-scented, delightfully rich and smooth, discreet honey and ripe quince on the palate, with some pear notes.

Delicate nose with some ripe lemon, yellow melon. Lovely butter and fudge notes. Juicy palate of ripe lemon and savoury grilled peach. A complex finish...

Pale and elegant, a tight core of fruit salad with a twist of oyster-shell and lemon. Palate is silky with linear acidity, fresh and stony,...

Ripe leesy fruit, dried pear and red apple, delicate, elegant and lively. Nicely textured and rounded.

Fragrant marzipan nose, creamy-textured palate with balancing, tangy acidity, gentle peach and sweet oak, nutty, moreish finish.

Honeycomb and dried flowers on the nose, lightly rounded waxy sapid palate and finish with predominant butter and pineapple juice flavours, silky rich texture.

Pronounced grapey notes on the nose, concentrated peach and muscat grape flavours, floral notes on the palate, some citrus notes, aromatic lemon and lime jelly.

Lightly oaky nose, candied pear on the nose and palate intense acidity and freshness, very intense and penetrating style - saline and lees-influenced.

Fragrant ethereal nose, chamomile and lemon pith, ripe pear, white blossom. Fresh, balanced acidity, nicely rounded silky texture.

Delicate nose, white blossom and on the palate, subtle fruit, lively, refreshing, bright, complex and characterful.

Fragrant almond and pear, understated fruit, refreshing open saline brightness, with very gentle supporting oak,delicate, fine and long finish.

Lovely peachy richness, light floral white blossom on the nose, white peach fruit, and gentle creamy oak, a fresh palate with a nice acid lift...

The oak gives this wine some upfront nutty macadamia notes, and a dry feel to the palate. The zesty fruit within shines through on the...

Aromatic and intense herbal nose, with some pear and papaya fruit. Creamy, buttery, with a gentle oak influence, pleasant reductive palate.

Firm pithy nose apple skin on palate with notes of orange and some tannins. Lively, fresh and characterful.

Glowing beaten gold colour, fresh yoghurt and pear nose, leesy on the nose and palate, candied pear finish, ripe and rounded texture.

Elegant white blossom and peach nose, gentle almond juicy acidity, salty notes, attractive, delicate, camomile freshness, rounded textured mouthfeel.

Delicacy of perfume white blossom and ripe lemon, complex leesy yeastiness, cantaloupe, melon fresh juicy fruit and acidity.

Fragrant and fresh, ripe lemon and sherbert notes on the nose, white blossom, poached pear good acidity, pleasing salty finish. Poised and well-balanced.