2010 Nicholas Allen Carte Blanche Proprietary White Wine

(a two-thirds/one-third blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon): Bright straw-yellow. Vibrant aromas of pineapple, mango, honeysuckle, beeswax and fresh herbs; less high-pitched than winemaker Luc Mortet's own Proportion Doree blend. Then surprisingly thick and saline in the mouth, in a rather full-blown style, with lush texture dominated by the wine's semillon component today. Good mineral thrust gives shape to the long finish. A bit in the style of the L'Apres-Midi made at Peter Michael.