December 7, 2023 - Jadotfest 2023 (Noizé, London): Intense quince paste character some sliced ripe apricot and a little passion fruit. Great length with a lovely line of acidity to counter the honeyed core with some grated lime zest notes. With air some marzipan touches too.
October 21, 2023 - Duft sehr deutlich nach Quitte, etwas Zitrusschale, Grapefruit, Bitterorange, Nelke, Marzipan. intensiv im Mund, wieder Quitte, Salzlakritz, wieder etwas Bitterorange, Marzipan. Etwas Säure, etwas Salmiak-Schärfe, wieder intensiv Quitte. Mittlere Komplexität, gute Länge.
March 26, 2023 - From 0.375 bottle. This seems a little fresher than my last bottle 3 years ago. Deep golden color. This is nicely balanced, mid-weight and fresh, with notes of saffron, apricot jam, some sweet spices, honey, caramel, some smokey botrytis notes, some flowery notes too and figs. It‘s medium+ bodied, with medium acidity and just beautiful overall balance of sweetness and acidity. Pretty long finish. An excellent Sauternes to drink up.
Paired really beautifully with humanely raised Foie Gras.
January 6, 2022 - Mostly sweet at this point. Not much flavours left. Drink up.
November 26, 2020 - Deep golden color. This is mature and time to drink. Open notes of saffron, citrus, honey, some savory and sweet spices, botrytis, caramel and also some vegetal note, figs and also some apricot jam. It‘s medium+ bodied, with medium acidity and medium sweetness. Good length. A mature, ready to drink and nice Sauternes. Time to drink up.
June 14, 2019 - Cellared wine; enjoyable but probably not as good as it was when younger; flavor had flattened out slightly but still a nice sauterne.
February 23, 2019 - Full, rich nose. Elegant. Pure apricots, saffron and very well integrated oak. Fresh botrytis note.
Medium-fullish, elegant palate. Perfectly balanced sweetness. Clean and pure. Saffron, apricots and citrus. Very pure, very clean. Long finish. Perhaps a tiny bit weak in the acidity.
November 24, 2017 - Somewhat deeper gold than the last bottle. Apricots on teh nose and palate dominated, with some pineapple, kumquats and almonds. Very pleasant dessert wine, but not spectacular. Not enough acid counterpoint to be great. Aging has been good to it, but hasn't lengthened the finish and not hugely complex.
December 24, 2016 - Deep yellow. Delicate nose -- a touch floral and like the palette, predominated by tropical fruits. Pineapple, kumquats, apricot and a touch of honey. Could have used some more acid, but a very pleasant wine with dessert.
July 1, 2016 - Dark amber. Not much of a nose, but a touch of honey. Wonderfl in the mouth, with apricots and almond predominating. Good acid to balance the sweetness, and a long, lingering luxuriant finish.