Composed primarily of Macabeu and the two Grenaches, Gauby’s 2007 Vieilles Vignes Blanc offers mint, hyacinth, iris, and honeydew melon aromas that deliver on their promise of luscious succulence, along with creamy texture; a starching of chalk and salt; and refreshing, ripe acidity. Flowers, citrus zest, and pronounced minerality are accompanied every step of the long finish by mouth-watering fruit. Especially easy to enjoy now, this bell-clear rendition of Vieilles Vignes white will surely lose some of its youthful exuberance and lusciousness within a year or two but offer more than compensatory complexity – and evolution of its already intriguing florality and minerality – over the subsequent 5-7 years. 94 points