Domaine de Cigalus Blanc 2020
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Golden yellow color, brilliant and limpid. Intense and complex nose of ripe citrus fruits (grapefruit), white peach, honey, dried fruit with a toasted note. Full and silky, ripe, ample mouth with notes of vanilla, toast, butter, and exotic fruits. Good length in the mouth.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Gérard Bertrand Cigalus Blanc is tightly packed and beautifully balanced on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of ripe pears, other core fruits, and fresh earth. Pair it with pan-seared scallops in a light ginger sauce. (Tasted: April 28, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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