Severn Goodwin

9.3

2016 | White Blend
(50% Petit Courbu & 50% Petit Manseng)
Domaine Brana; Albedo
Pyrénées-Atlantiques; Irouléguy, Lecumberry, France
(92-94; Drink 2022-26) — 7 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

[Edit: 2 hours later this has come around a bit and a nice mineral character is showing through. Upped the score. Still not as interesting as the Pierre Rouge.]

We have quite enjoyed the other wines we’ve had from this producer; therefore we were surprised that this particular bottling turned out to be rather faceless & formulaic, a least to our palates. 😐 — 3 years ago

with Alsu

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Awesome. Huge nose of tobacco, tar, cassis, black fruits, mint. What a complex nose. Red fruits. Complex, juicy and concentrated. Very young. Super youthful fruit. Wonderful. So fresh. Invigorating. — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

2017 | White Blend
(70% Gros Manseng / 15% Petit Courbu / 15% Petit Manseng)
Domaine Brana; Albedo
Pyrénées-Atlantiques; Irouléguy, Lecumberry, France
(91-93; Drink 2021-27) — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

Talk about a totally underrated wine region! — 4 years ago

Dave VanDerwill

9.4

Local perfection — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose: lovely florals.

Palate: great acidity. Elegant tropical fruits. Simple but very good. — 9 months ago

Carter White

9.4

Pear, minerality, and honey, body and zip, delish! — a year ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Soft, elegant tannins, plush, but never cloying. Less rustic than expected—this is our first experience with this appellation. 4-hour decant. Fruit-driven aromatics, palate is more iron/mineral. Great acidity, impeccable structure, medium finish. Beautiful work. — 4 years ago

with Alsu

Ben Steinbock

8.9

Really great for the price $53-had 2013 vintage — 6 years ago