In 2000 the 1st pick became the total crop, producing lighter wines than usual but tremendously fresh and tensile, and composed of a greater proportion of Sauvignon. I love this d’Arche exactly for that reason. This is a château that naturally produces fat-styled wines, yet here we have a wine that is the most vibrant they have ever produced. Tangy, oaky (all that new oak had to be used) and very fine. Bill Blatch

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