1962 Château Rieussec

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  5/23/2015 - RayOB wrote: flawed

  Drank in London
  Sad to say completely maderised. Still drinkable but more like a Madeira.

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  1/13/2013 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points

  HM's Bruno Clair SLB 1er Cru La Dominode Vertical + Other Gems (Absinthe, Boat Quay): A wonderful wine. It had a glorious nose, with treacle and molasses, caramel, malt honey, and wafts of dried flowers and orange blossoms with a nice candied orange note underneath. There were the slightest hints of dried figs and apricot aromas just hanging around at the corners of the bouquet, but these had almost melted into the larger melange of malty goodness in the bouquet. Swirl a bit and some typical Rieussec spiciness drifts out of the glass - cloves, nutmeg and cinamon - alongside the honeyed tones. Great stuff – one of those noses that you could go one sniffing for ages. The palate, while perhaps just a half-step behind, was no slouch either. It was wonderfully fresh, with juicy acidity pressed into great flavours of dried fruit, particularly preserved oranges, and then some lemon zest, all drizzled with lovely dollops of honey and brown-sugary treacle. Well-balanced, elegant, quite lovely depth for its age - this showed none of the gradual watering down that weaker Sauternes go through at this stage of their evolution. The nicely gentle finish was replete with lots more of that lovely sweet spice - again cloves and nutmeg and cinnamon- and lined with a little touch of minerality. Absolutely lovely stuff and quite at peak.

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  3/2/2010 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points

  1962 Bordeaux horizontal (Institute of Directors, London): Smooth, fresh apricot style sauternes, elegant for a Rieussec, sweet caramel finish, long and lovely

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