Exhibiting aromas of crisp white peach, freshly baked bread and fresh herbs, the 2021 Marjosse Blanc is medium-bodied, lively and delicately textural. Composed entirely of Sémillon, a bit of bottle age will see it become more demonstrative.

The 2020 Marjosse Blanc comes skipping out of the glass with vibrant notes of lime leaves, grapefruit oil and crushed rocks, giving way to emerging notions of green apples, dillseed and fresh hay. The medium-bodied palate delivers a great intensity of herbs-laced citrus flavors, supported by a racy backbone and finishing long and chalky.

The Marjosse 2019 Blanc races out of the glass with intense scents of lemon grass, Golden Delicious apples, grapefruit and fennel seed with touches of baking bread and allspice. The crisp, clean, medium-bodied palate is zippy and refreshing, finishing with a spicy kick.

The Marjosse 2018 Blanc is composed of 50% Sémillon, 45% Sauvignon Blanc/Gris and 10% Muscadelle and has no oak. It springs from the glass with vibrant white peaches, fresh pears and allspice scents with touches of fresh pineapple, honeysuckle and beeswax. Medium-bodied, the palate is laden with stone fruit and tropical layers, finishing with a lively lift and loads of spicy sparks.

The 2016 Marjosse Blanc, Pierre Lurton's home in Entre-Deux-Mers, is just OK inasmuch that I have drunk and enjoyed better vintages in the past such as the 2010 and 2012. This has a simple, clean and fresh bouquet but it does not offer the complexity I was expecting and the palate follows suit. It is decent enough but nothing special and you forget it too quickly. In many ways in reflects how 2016 never really favored the dry white Bordeaux. Drink it over the next couple of years.