Monthly Tasting Group LTB 2012-10; Mature Sauternes

By VD
Tasted Thursday, December 13, 2012 by Zweder with 243 views

Introduction

Beautiful tasting of mature Sauternes. As far as I recall all wines were tasted not blind.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 1989 Château Nairac 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    A better bottle than the previous one. Golden yellow. Subtle bouquet with honey and flowers. On the palate elegant sweetness, sugared honey and very mild acidity. Overall a beautiful wine and completely ready now.

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  • 1997 Château Nairac 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    A very intense bouquet with polishing wax, orange peel, apricots, honey and caramel. Same on the palate with tangerine and raisins as well. Good length. Not really subtle and for that reason completely different from 1989, but certainly a very good wine if you like the style.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Château Doisy-Daëne 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    Beautiful bouquet with honey and botrytis. On the palate, caramel, honey, apricots and some pineapple. Mild acidity. A beautiful and complex wine. No real hurry drinking this.

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  • 2001 Château Doisy-Daëne 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    The bouquet is a bit reticent, but beautiful and concentrated with botrytis. Same on the palate. Some marzipan and almonds. A wine with a great future. For now 91, but in 5+ years from now it could score a bit higher.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Château de Rayne-Vigneau 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Golden yellow. Beautiful bouquet with flowers and honey. On the palate very smooth, tangerine and pineapple. Also a touch of menthol. Ok acidity on the mid palate and in the finish it shows even more. Beautiful mature wine.

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  • 2001 Château Sigalas Rabaud 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Light golden yellow. The complex bouquet is a bit reticent but there is some glue, apricots, orange peel and fresh polishing wax. In the mouth a good concentration, a lot of sweetness, honey, apricots. The acidity is still hidden. Beautiful wine. 92 - 93

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Light amber color. In the bouquet orange peel, polishing wax and also some nutmeg. Intense on the palate with good sweetness and soft bitterness, some cinnamon and beautiful elegant acidity. Beautiful and mature wine; no hurry at all to drink this.

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  • 1997 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Beautiful and intense bouquet. On the palate botrytis, apricots, honey and some oak. Concentrated, tangerine, pineapple, apricots and some caramel. Beautiful wine; ready now, no hurry.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Intense bouquet with a lot of sweetness, tangerine and apricots. On the palate a lot of sweetness balanced by good acidity. See also previous note. This bottle has good freshness and no oxidized impressions. Ready now.

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  • 2001 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    The bouquet is different from previous occasions. Sweet apples, mango, overripe pineapple and apricots. On the palate a fresh start with also some menthol, apricots, tangerine and some nutmeg. A lot of sweetness and beautiful acidity as well as some soft bitterness in the sweet finish. Still very youthful.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Château Suduiraut 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Intense bouquet with polishing wax, botrytis, orange peel, apricots and some smoke. On the palate the same as well as a lot of honey and almonds and good firm bitterness in the finish. A beautiful and complex wine.

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  • 2001 Château Rieussec 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    See previous notes. This is again a great bottle; still so youthful, but also open and extremely enjoyable.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Château Coutet Barsac 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    A beautiful and fresh bouquet with a lot of honey. Same on the palate. Tangerine as well. Good acidity. Still a bit locked. A beautiful and elegant wine.

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  • 2005 Château Coutet Barsac 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    A very elegant wine with a lot of good sweetness which is not extremely sticky. Honey, flowers and some nutmeg. Good acidity. Delicious wine, but a little less complex than e.g. 2001.

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