2017 Verget Coquillages et Crustaces Blanc

2017 Verget Coquillages et Crustaces Blanc

As you probably know, Verget’s key winemaker is Jean Marie Guffens, and he is a very good winemaker in burgundy, Parker once told Jean Marie Guffens that he was one of the 3 best white winemakers in the world. A couple of years ago he bought some plots in Bordeaux to produce some dry white wines, and I think he has been very successful in migrating the style of white burgundies over to Bordeaux. As you probably know, most Bordeaux blanc lacked acidity and excitement, very stony and dull. Guffens changed all this with his skills, in fact, I suspect he’s bringing a revolutionary changes to Bordeaux blancs, and a lot of Bordeaux blanc winemakers should be worried and felt threatened. Thus, you can expect this bottle to be very lively and fresh, with no style of Bordeaux’s dull and boring taste, and the wine was filled with lively excitement, closely mimicking white burgundy style. Perhaps being the first vintage, it may not have a lot of complexities and depth yet, but I’m confident Guffens will be able to overcome in the subsequent vintages. Let’s watch out for some revolutionary changes in Bordeaux over the next decade!