No score - First time drinking a white sweet of any kind much less a sauternes. Once or twice I had Port as part of a dinner wine pairing menu, so I have no real context to score.
I liked this though, even though it was quite good on its own, I felt I wouldn't be able to drink too much without food but we had always planned to pair it with a big, luxuriously frosted bundt cake and with the cake the wine performed beautifully. Will need to get more familiar with this style.
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This stood up really well with the rich and sweet dessert. It had the stuffing and structure to cut through and work in alternating sips and dessert bites which can sometimes be challenging for the more delicate dessert wines like eiswein etc. A clean, fruity/floral nose and classical palate, lacking ultimate intensity or complexity but it is a 2004 after all, not a 2001 or 2003. It is an underappreciated Coutet, I think it is mid development and one could hold for a further decade in desired.
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Other notes are spot on: orange peel, honey, and vanilla. Perhaps this isn’t going to blow anyone away, but it’s a great value given the unheralded vintage. Coutet in a bad year is still better than many others in overhyped ones.
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Beautiful copper color that already tends to amber. A very nice syrup in mutation. With the eye we see immediately that the material is damn rich and sweet. The nose is of a beautiful complexity: a combination of stewed fruits and some subtle notes of aging (vanilla? caramel?). On the palate no surprise: the wine completely covers the mouth. It's full, unctuous and beautifully bold. Apricots and vanilla appear well at the tasting. Coutet 2004 combines a great aromatic richness and a beautiful control of the breeding. The cute little tension in the final allows the taste buds not to be disgusted. The wine is very good. It pairs perfectly with the dish since it balances the salt of the grilled chicken. Great choice! [Photo on Instagram]
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Already drinking well, this medium bodied, fresh, yellow and orange, tropical fruit centered wine comes with a shot of vanilla, flowers and honeyed orange rind. This is a good sweet wine to pair with savory courses.
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Dark gold with some orange in the rim. Honey and peaches in the nose. Strong tropical fruits with uplifting acidity up front. Compelling and inviting walnuts and blue cheese in the mid-palate followed by caramel and orange peel. Full body and long length.
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Bu sur quelques jours. Belle présence de fruits agrumes et miel. Belle densité malgré le millésime pas reconnu en sauternes. Excellent pour accompagner les desserts
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(Decanter FWE 2016) :: A rich tropical nose, showing lychee, burnt sugar, sultana, a tinge of lemongrass; some nuttiness. Unctuous mouthfeel, very fleshy and with a bit less acidity than the '11. Long finish.
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Such good balance. Classic Sauternes notes of apricots, creme brulee, lychee, but balanced with hazelnuts and clay so characteristic of Barsac. Not overly sweet; multi-dimensional, elegant and complex. Lively acidity, long finish, albeit the fruit is starting to mellow and age.
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The wine pours a golden straw color with thick legs, as evinced by the 14% abv. On the nose, the boytrytis is evident. Along with it brings notes of honey, creme brûlée, poached pears, citrus and peach jam. On the palate, the wine is rather thin albeit the sugars are quite prominent. There are prominent notes of honeyed biscuits, mint, buttered cookies and tropical fruits. The alcohol is very apparent and the astringency is obvious. However, finish is quite long. Quite a good effort for an average vintage. The only drawback for me is that the wine is a bit too cloying. Ergo, a couple points off for the lack of balance.
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Extraordinarily nice Sauternes, drinking so well now. From a 750, copper color, with fresh acidity and great balance. Not cloying. One to drink during a meal as well as alone and at the end of a meal. Pure class. This is a Fave, must have more!
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Light golden color. Rich and dense, with notes of apricot, almond, vanilla, coconut extract, cream soda. Soft, lush mouth feel, acidity is slightly on the light side. There's caramel and cream in the finish.
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Château Coutet Masterclass with Aline Baly (Domaine, Chicago): Tasted at a “Château Coutet Masterclass” with Aline Baly. Darker, solid gold color. Very fresh nose of ginger and spice, with a faint smoky musty note and a layer of piquant acetone at the end. The sappy palate is well concentrated, with honey flavors punctuated by a sharp cutting mineral taste and solid underlying acids. This finishes hot and a bit tart; it needs time to integrate more fully but shows promisingly now. The standout of the tasting, in my opinion.
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From 750ml. Golden amber. Heavy dose of spiced botrytis, with ripe mango, peach, orange marmalade, caramel, some floral tones. Lots of ripe flavor without being overly sweet. Acidity is okay, certainly not prominent or edgy. Fairly full body. The long, even finish is a strong quality for this wine as the gentle acids replenish my saliva which keeps the soft flavors alive in my mouth quite a long time. A few precipitated tartrate crystals are at the end of the bottle.
I enjoyed this much more on night two, probably not so much because of any development, but it was enjoyed in a more contemplative and undistracted environment where its subtleties could come to the fore and be appreciated. 90-92
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Decent enough to give you a thrill but lacks any depth and complexity to be anything other than a decent Barsac. fresh acidity works well with the honey and creme brûlée fruit to make this quite refreshing. Good.
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Pale gold with a powerful orange and lemon barley nose. Dense and luxurious with sugary stone fruits, ginger, vanilla and milky coffee. Lingering candied mandarin orange flavours in the finish. Lovely.
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Light glossy gold. Rich, spicy nose with mandarin orange, cloves and barley sugar. Very precise on the palate with primary fruit flavours of lemon and peach with a hint of marmalade. Enjoyable orange peel and rich creme brulee notes on the finish.
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Peach yoghurt nose with asian spices, vanilla and salt liquorice. Sweet and fullbodied with nice balancing acidity. Peach, apricot and apple jam accompanied by spices and salt liquorice. Long waffley aftertaste. Good stuff. Nice spicy style.
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6/23/2022 - hadukla Likes this wine:
No score - First time drinking a white sweet of any kind much less a sauternes. Once or twice I had Port as part of a dinner wine pairing menu, so I have no real context to score.
I liked this though, even though it was quite good on its own, I felt I wouldn't be able to drink too much without food but we had always planned to pair it with a big, luxuriously frosted bundt cake and with the cake the wine performed beautifully. Will need to get more familiar with this style.
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3/26/2021 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 91 Points
This stood up really well with the rich and sweet dessert. It had the stuffing and structure to cut through and work in alternating sips and dessert bites which can sometimes be challenging for the more delicate dessert wines like eiswein etc. A clean, fruity/floral nose and classical palate, lacking ultimate intensity or complexity but it is a 2004 after all, not a 2001 or 2003. It is an underappreciated Coutet, I think it is mid development and one could hold for a further decade in desired.
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2/20/2021 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
Other notes are spot on: orange peel, honey, and vanilla. Perhaps this isn’t going to blow anyone away, but it’s a great value given the unheralded vintage. Coutet in a bad year is still better than many others in overhyped ones.
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10/10/2019 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drank with fig leaf ice cream at The Quality Chop House. Not the best pairing but some good notes of apricot and tangerine with a medium finish.
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3/18/2019 - FamousWine Likes this wine:
Beautiful copper color that already tends to amber. A very nice syrup in mutation. With the eye we see immediately that the material is damn rich and sweet. The nose is of a beautiful complexity: a combination of stewed fruits and some subtle notes of aging (vanilla? caramel?). On the palate no surprise: the wine completely covers the mouth. It's full, unctuous and beautifully bold. Apricots and vanilla appear well at the tasting. Coutet 2004 combines a great aromatic richness and a beautiful control of the breeding. The cute little tension in the final allows the taste buds not to be disgusted. The wine is very good. It pairs perfectly with the dish since it balances the salt of the grilled chicken. Great choice!
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3/11/2019 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ingefær, safran, ananas, aprikos. Mye botryris. Lang, frisk og søt. Herlig! 93
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3/8/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points
Already drinking well, this medium bodied, fresh, yellow and orange, tropical fruit centered wine comes with a shot of vanilla, flowers and honeyed orange rind. This is a good sweet wine to pair with savory courses.
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12/31/2018 - zabah Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark gold with some orange in the rim. Honey and peaches in the nose. Strong tropical fruits with uplifting acidity up front. Compelling and inviting walnuts and blue cheese in the mid-palate followed by caramel and orange peel. Full body and long length.
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7/25/2018 - fontaine wrote: 91 Points
Bu sur quelques jours. Belle présence de fruits agrumes et miel. Belle densité malgré le millésime pas reconnu en sauternes. Excellent pour accompagner les desserts
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9/7/2017 - Markus IWC wrote: 83 Points
Honey, apricots and orange. Medium body, crackers and vanilla.
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11/20/2016 - Phenol73 Likes this wine: 93 Points
(Decanter FWE 2016) :: A rich tropical nose, showing lychee, burnt sugar, sultana, a tinge of lemongrass; some nuttiness. Unctuous mouthfeel, very fleshy and with a bit less acidity than the '11. Long finish.
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5/3/2016 - Gannet2013 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A good effort in a difficult vintage. Lacking in botyris. Some barley sugar, apricots and nuts. One for drinking up soon.
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2/13/2016 - Phenol73 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Such good balance. Classic Sauternes notes of apricots, creme brulee, lychee, but balanced with hazelnuts and clay so characteristic of Barsac. Not overly sweet; multi-dimensional, elegant and complex. Lively acidity, long finish, albeit the fruit is starting to mellow and age.
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10/23/2015 - docvin1107 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delicious, but on the heavy side - missing acidity and elegance, however much better than last bottle.
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5/6/2015 - wine&roses wrote: 90 Points
Gorgeous.
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11/15/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points
Very expressive nose, floral, honeyed fruit, caramel, spices. Sweet but really well balanced with enough acidity. Lingering finish. Very good. 90-92
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9/7/2014 - emzee.mc wrote: 88 Points
The wine pours a golden straw color with thick legs, as evinced by the 14% abv. On the nose, the boytrytis is evident. Along with it brings notes of honey, creme brûlée, poached pears, citrus and peach jam. On the palate, the wine is rather thin albeit the sugars are quite prominent. There are prominent notes of honeyed biscuits, mint, buttered cookies and tropical fruits. The alcohol is very apparent and the astringency is obvious. However, finish is quite long. Quite a good effort for an average vintage. The only drawback for me is that the wine is a bit too cloying. Ergo, a couple points off for the lack of balance.
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10/10/2013 - gnosis wrote:
Extraordinarily nice Sauternes, drinking so well now. From a 750, copper color, with fresh acidity and great balance. Not cloying. One to drink during a meal as well as alone and at the end of a meal. Pure class. This is a Fave, must have more!
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7/10/2013 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
good nose, layers of honeycomb
mellow, walnuts, subtle
odd taste on finish which i couldn't place (prunes?)
long, long, long
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6/16/2013 - Cheungtp wrote: 90 Points
Light golden color. Rich and dense, with notes of apricot, almond, vanilla, coconut extract, cream soda. Soft, lush mouth feel, acidity is slightly on the light side. There's caramel and cream in the finish.
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4/30/2013 - NineteenEightyTwo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Château Coutet Masterclass with Aline Baly (Domaine, Chicago): Tasted at a “Château Coutet Masterclass” with Aline Baly. Darker, solid gold color. Very fresh nose of ginger and spice, with a faint smoky musty note and a layer of piquant acetone at the end. The sappy palate is well concentrated, with honey flavors punctuated by a sharp cutting mineral taste and solid underlying acids. This finishes hot and a bit tart; it needs time to integrate more fully but shows promisingly now. The standout of the tasting, in my opinion.
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1/15/2013 - MindMuse wrote: 91 Points
From 750ml. Golden amber. Heavy dose of spiced botrytis, with ripe mango, peach, orange marmalade, caramel, some floral tones. Lots of ripe flavor without being overly sweet. Acidity is okay, certainly not prominent or edgy. Fairly full body. The long, even finish is a strong quality for this wine as the gentle acids replenish my saliva which keeps the soft flavors alive in my mouth quite a long time. A few precipitated tartrate crystals are at the end of the bottle.
I enjoyed this much more on night two, probably not so much because of any development, but it was enjoyed in a more contemplative and undistracted environment where its subtleties could come to the fore and be appreciated. 90-92
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12/30/2011 - pjaines wrote:
Decent enough to give you a thrill but lacks any depth and complexity to be anything other than a decent Barsac. fresh acidity works well with the honey and creme brûlée fruit to make this quite refreshing. Good.
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8/5/2011 - docvin1107 wrote: 87 Points
No formal notes - dominated by a rather heavy botrytis and baked tropical flavors. 87+
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2/24/2011 - Biggsy wrote: 91 Points
Pale gold with a powerful orange and lemon barley nose. Dense and luxurious with sugary stone fruits, ginger, vanilla and milky coffee. Lingering candied mandarin orange flavours in the finish. Lovely.
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2/20/2010 - Biggsy wrote: 88 Points
Light glossy gold. Rich, spicy nose with mandarin orange, cloves and barley sugar. Very precise on the palate with primary fruit flavours of lemon and peach with a hint of marmalade. Enjoyable orange peel and rich creme brulee notes on the finish.
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4/24/2009 - avp wrote:
Peach yoghurt nose with asian spices, vanilla and salt liquorice.
Sweet and fullbodied with nice balancing acidity. Peach, apricot and apple jam accompanied by spices and salt liquorice. Long waffley aftertaste.
Good stuff. Nice spicy style.
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2/23/2008 - Vinoguy wrote: 89 Points
Decanter Bordeaux Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark Hotel, London): Nose of pear, melon, grapefruit and syrup. Concentrated fruit but I get a strange sense of damp cardboard. Light acidity. 88 - 89 pts.
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1/22/2007 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2004 Tasting (The Drake): Pale yellow color. Nice yellow fruit, lemon, and botrytis notes on the nose. Nice SPICY baked apple and lemon oil on the palate. Shockingly good, IMO. 94-95 pts.
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1/22/2007 - plitton wrote: 86 Points
Union Des Grand Crus de Bordeaux 2004 Vintage Tasting (Binny's Clark St.): Velvety sweetness but not much acid to balance it out.
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