Lovely density and brightness to this wine with white lilacs, pear blossoms and citrus fruit. Medium- to full-bodied, it has creamy texture and hints of salt and lemon rind. Sliced-pear undertones. There’s a pretty richness and complexity at the same time plus plenty of energy for the harvest. 71% sauvignon blanc and 29% semillon. Drink or hold.

The 2022 Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval Blanc comes from vines just across the road from the château and is 70% Sauvignon and 30% Semillon brought up in a mix of demi-muids and foudre for 20 months. Green citrus, crushed mint, and citrus rind define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, a vibrant, layered, yet racy mouthfeel, beautiful balance, and a great finish.

This has tension, fresh figs, white peach, liqourice root, mint leaf, lemon verbena, spiced white pear and citrus blossom. Less grip than in cooler vintages, as you would expect, but this has been well handled, with an attractive savoury edge, and a bitter fennel character that helps give focus and length. Harvest August 19, with 20 months ageing in large oak casks for the whites is the longest to date, 10% new oak, spread across a mix of 600l demi-muids for 20% of the volume and the rest in larger oak casks in a range of sizes. Estate director Pierre-Olivier Clouet.

Flowers, lemon, lime, orange rind, honeysuckle, and fresh-cut lawn grass create the nose. The palate is refined, medium-bodied, vibrant, and a touch salty, with an elegantly-textured, lemon curd oriented in the finish. Drink from 2025-2037.

The fruit for the white wine from the team at Cheval Blanc was picked from the 18th to the 20th of August, a remarkably early harvest. It is 71% Sauvignon Blanc and 29% Semillon, aged in 600-litre demi-muids and in larger foudre s and a wooden cuve. A beautifully fresh and precise nose, with lemon peel, fresh meringue, white chocolate and garden mint. Aromatically this is delightful, and the palate does not let up, with a finely polished core of peppery lemon and white peach, with a powdery base of phenolic grip and modest acidity which is par for the course in 2022. It has a sense of freshness though, and feels nicely formed. Some really delicious aspects here;if only this character was combined with a more vibrant acidity then this cuvée would be a superstar. By the way, the team had 6 hectares of white vines to work with in this vintage, but once La Tour Figeac has been replanted to white the surface area will go up to 10 hectares, with a little more Semillon than Sauvignon Blanc. There are good things to look forward to here, in the meantime check out the 2022. The alcohol on the label is 13%. - Chris Kissack

A pure version, with a mix of sel gris, quinine and Key lime notes leading the way, backed by subtle accents of lemon curd, salted butter and honeysuckle. The long, refined finish shows a flash of wet stone. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2027. - JM

The 2022 Le Petit Cheval (Blanc) bristles with hints of pear, white flowers, mint, sage, dried herbs and tangerine oil. Light tropical overtones appear with air, adding lovely nuance. Today, I find the 2022 a bit tight. My impression is that this fruit may have been picked too early. There was probably not an attractive alternative. It will be interesting to see if this softens a bit with time in bottle. -- Antonio Galloni