1988 Château Rieussec

Community Tasting Notes (223) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/6/2024 - WST Likes this wine:

  Charity Wine Pairings for Hospice House Auction winners; 4/6/2024-4/7/2024 (Bellingham): I opened this as it was the anniversary year for two of our guests. From a half bottle, paired with mousse of foie gras. Fairly dark in color. Very rich, dominated by the botrytis character. It doesn't have the energy or complexity of the '89s or '01s, but it was solid and delicious.

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  10/28/2023 - Border Boss Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Double decanted because some cork bits ended up in the wine. A really wonderful Sauternes. Medium golden color. Moderate sweetness with an equally moderate acid backbone that put it all into balance. The wine paired equally well with foie gras and also with sweetbreads, but also paired well with a chestnut tart at dessert. Only one bottle left, but I must find more.

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  8/23/2023 - Quiller wrote: 92 Points

  Copper color in the bottle, but more golden in the glass. Somewhat muted tropical fruit; nice balance, particularly the acidity; not cloying; sweet, but not as sweet as many other sauternes tasted. Seems almost fresh and young. After some time in the glass the flavors developed a bit more, but still not as pronounced as I expected. At age 35 it could have been oxidized, burnt caramel, out-of-balance - but was not, and I'm grateful for that. Still, very nice, but hoped for more.

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  4/23/2023 - toppcats@aol.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Surprised a bit at how well this wine has held up. Color had shifted to a dark amber (my D'Yquem of similar age remains straw colored. Rich nose of honey and tropical fruit. Sweet but not cloying with pineapple, marzipan, caramel, and honeyed notes. Good acidity and length of finish. Highly enjoyable Sauterne which appears to still have a long life ahead!
  Addendum - Review of the Chateau website notes that the noted color change is 'usual' for this Sauterne

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  4/16/2023 - tadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  It was a wonderful wine with nice tropical fruits with pineapple. Medium finish. It was not very thick but had an integrated sweetness that revealed layers of flavor. Did well for 35 years.

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