The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc L’Apres-Midi includes 4% Semillon and is a bright silver straw color. The nose opens to refreshing aromas of lime blossoms, candied citrus, salted earth, and tarragon. The palate has more compact nervous energy, with a mouthwatering spine of acidity driving the charge. It’s going to take time for its silky, rounded feel to flesh out, but it should drink well over the coming 12 or so years. Bravo. Drinking Window: 2025 – 2037
2023
Peter Michael, L’Après-Midi Sauvignon Blc 2023 3x150cl 97/100 JD
Top Score: 97/100 points
“L’Après-Midi is a reference-point for Sauvignon Blanc in the United States.“
Price IN BOND…
£525.00 3 x 150cl Magnums
1 in stock
| Colour | WHITE |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
97 points Jeb Dunnuck
94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Grapes for the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi were picked from September 21 through November 2—an especially long harvest window. “It was a special year because everything was pushed back,” Winemaker Robert Fiore says, noting that the cooler season resulted in very lively wines. Blended with 4% Sémillon, the 2023 L’Après-Midi is open and inviting. Pineapple, peach and guava are accented by tones of beeswax, dried tarragon and candle smoke on the nose. The palate is bursting with concentrated, tropical, spicy flavors. Its vibrant acidity provides the perfect foil, lending the wine a shimmery feel, and it has a long, perfumed finish. 1,850 cases were made. Drinking Window: 2025 – 2035
94 points Vinous
The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi is such a classy wine. Aromatic, chiseled and wonderfully vibrant, the 2023 hits all the right notes. Lemon peel, sage, tomato leaf, crushed rocks and slate all race across the palate. Even after all these years, L’Après-Midi is a reference-point for Sauvignon Blanc in the United States. Drinking Window: 2026 – 2033
