2016 Carmes de Rieussec

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 88.1 points

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  12/10/2023 - abeeker Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Prachtig zoet, rijp fruit met kiwi, passievrucht en voldoende mineralen

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  11/30/2023 - super007 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  CdB Dinner (Christy's): Delicious Sauternes. For the price, this is a great value. Classic richness, not the densest or fullest Sauternes but excellent. Honeyed notes.
  
  The alcohol was somewhat present which was a bit distracting and less enjoyable, but not sufficiently so that this isn't a good wine.

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  11/20/2023 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 88 Points

  Disappointing compared to the 2018. Significantly less intensity and complexity.

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  11/24/2022 - Praxis wrote: 90 Points

  Clear yellowish golden color with a restrained nose fresh ripe tropical fruits and dried fruits with a little baking spice. The mouth feel is moderately unctuous, sweet but not overly sweet, the syrupy viscosity is there but it also contains just enough acidity to give it a refreshingly clean finish. Unfortunately, traces of residual alcoholic heat sticks out a bit though not too badly considering that this contains 14% abv. as indicated on the label. The weight on the palate is on the fuller side of medium body although it tasted much fuller and more “filled in” since I last had this back in 2019. As for the flavor component - notes of fresh, ripe, sweet yellow pineapples, yellow pomelos, dried apricots, and maybe dried figs dominates followed by clover honey and canned peach syrup with mild accents of cardamom with traces of the Botrytis inflected flavor was noted. The fruity and refreshing sweetness worked very nicely with the salty and creamy richness of Roquefort tonight. Though far from being the most complex Sauternes, it still performed quite well considering it’s modest price. A lovely second wine from Chateau Rieussec. From a 375 ml. bottle.

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  10/26/2022 - arnoldylchan@yahoo.com.hk Likes this wine: 87 Points

  The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like orange, honeydew and passion fruit. It tastes like orange, honeydew and passion fruit. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

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