Aile d'Argent - Bordeaux 2024

The Wine Independent

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byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2025

Skips out with vibrant notes of lime blossom, green apples, and fresh grapefruit with hints of pineapple and fresh pears. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers great intensity and tension with a silky texture and long tangy finish. Yum!

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2025

The 2024 Château Mouton Rothschild Aile D'Argent Blanc is beautiful, with crisp citrus, grapefruit and sappy, floral nuances in a medium-bodied, fresh, focused style. I love its overall balance, and it has integrated, clean acidity, and a great finish.

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe5/7/2025

Complex and bright, showing sea urchins, lemon zest, spices and subtle cream. Medium-bodied with a sense of chalkiness to the middle. Lightly saline and quite long. There is no baby fat here. 54.5% sauvignon blanc, 33% semillon and 12.5% sauvignon gris. Aged in 45% new wood barrels.

WeinWisser

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byTjark Witzgallthe5/6/2025

Vinum

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byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/6/2025

Mittleres Goldgelb, im Duft mit exotischen Früchten, Litschi, Minze, Holunderblüten und Cassis; cremiger Auftakt, perfekt reife Frucht, mittlerer Körper, lebhafte Säure, der Wein hat Zug, Frische, endet salin auf exotische Früchte und eine pfeffrigen Note.

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe5/5/2025

A little more strict than other Left Bank whites, the 2024 Aile d'Argent has a bright nose with lime flower, Conference pear and light peach skin scents. The palate is well balanced with a citrus-infused entry, a keen line of acidity and a dab of ginger on the finish.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2025

The 2024 Aile d'Argent is very fine. Silky, aromatic and brisk, the 2024 is impeccably done. White pepper, chalk, slate, mint, lemon peel and marzipan are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. Attractive tropical overtones from the Sauvignon Gris add lift. There's a bit more lees-stirring than in most years, and also a bit of malolactic fermentation, both of which work so well within the wine's framework.

The Wine Cellar Insider

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byJeff Levethe4/30/2025

Tropical fruits, honeysuckle, pineapple, green apples, pears, and white peaches combine with a touch of saffron to create a lively aroma. Energetic, crisp, and vibrant, the finish draws your focus to its core of green apples, yellow and orange citrus, and juicy pineapples that linger. You can enjoy this on release. The wine was made from a blend of 54.5% Sauvignon Blanc, 33% Semillon, and 12.5%. Drink from 2027-2034.

Alexandre Ma

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byAlexandre Mathe4/29/2025

Though the acidity of the 2024 vintage is similar to that of 2021, this wine surprises with its remarkable smoothness (thanks to 4 weeks of batonnage). Upon the first sip, you might think there’s a significant portion of Semillon, especially with the oil-like texture reminiscent of chilled Bird’s nest soup, delicate yet subtly warming. However, the true intent of this wine is to subtly infuse the crispness and brightness of Sauvignon Blanc into the 33% Semillon, allowing the citrusy freshness to be gently touched by the honeyed warmth, preserving the fresh sensation while adding a roundness and softness. If you can appreciate this design, you’ll truly understand the finesse of Aile d’Argent 2024. It’s my favorite vintage of Aile d’Argent in recent years.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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byJane Ansonthe4/25/2025

Beautiful aromatics, this is a gorgeous wine, with white peach, pear, lemon peel, capsicum, sage spices, gunsmoke, apple orchard. Extremely elegant and finessed, builds through the palate, a slow slow build that layers on grated ginger, lemongrass, white pepper, cold ash, gunsmoke... sublte layers that set it apart. Harvest 9 to 20 September. 3.05 pH. 45% new oak. Just 6.5% malolactic only on Sauvignon Blanc, with more lees stirring than in a normal year.

Wine Advocate

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byYohan Castaingthe4/25/2025

Notes of pear, mint, flowers, citrus and boxwood preface the 2024 Aile d'Argent, a moderately weighted, rich and satiny wine that's ample, framed by bright acids with a gently green finish, a consequence of the vintage's climatology. This is a blend of 54.5% Sauvignon Blanc and the rest Sémillon with a pH of 3.05.

Falstaff

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byPeter Moserthe4/25/2025

Pale golden yellow, silver reflections. Delicate yellow tropical fruit, nuances of mango and pear, a hint of blossom honey, candied lime, inviting bouquet. Juicy, elegant, white tropical fruit, finesse-rich structure, a hint of gooseberries, a very balanced, fresh food wine, already very seductive.