Michael Schuster | Ripe citrus and peach Sauvignon Blanc with a subtle oak cedar—persistent, subtle, fine; concentrated and vigorous balance; intense, full flavored, vital and exciting to taste; generous and refined at once, very long across the palate and with a splendid aftertaste combining the citrus and melon fruit elements, and the mineral and gravel aromas. A most complete Pavillon Blanc. As with the best dry whites in the vintage, this is a lovely combination of ripe fruit, vital defining acidity, and aromatic richness. The equivalent of fine grand cru white Burgundy in quality. And its long-term future is assured, for after 15 years of closure trials, the 2017 will be the first Pavillon Blanc to be bottled under Diam. 2025–45+. | 95–97