2020 Château Coutet Barsac

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  3/28/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The '20 Coutet is an attractive, fresh and lighter example of Sauternes. This was tasted next to the '19 and '20 D'Yquem, and was able to hold its own. It was much closer to the '20 D'Yquem than the '19, but of the three was the lightest in terms of concentration and perception of sweetness.
  
  On the nose, I found apricot, ginger, sweet spices, and floral honey. On the palate, the wine is medium to light in body with tangy apricot fruit, honey, white floral tones and spices, with good acidity, very fresh and vibrant. It does not come across as super sweet, so I can see this being a good Sauternes to pair with food. Compared to the D'Yquem wines, this does come across as a bit short in body and concentration. In a way, this seems like it needs age more than the D'Yquem, showing a bit less expressive and more coiled.

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  3/2/2024 - remyworldpeace wrote: 92 Points

  No detailed note but score during WSET. Good but needs more age

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  11/17/2023 - chatters wrote:

  Apricot, pineapple, orange, smidge of sulphur, tasted oak, sweet spice, a little caramel underpin. Juicy, sweet, slight woody texture, a little burnt jam quality to the fruit which shows pineapple and apricot jam. The touch of bitterness on the finish isn't off-putting...Okay

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  3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points

  The attention-seeking nose grabs you due to all of its honeysuckle, candied pineapple, orange blossoms, apricots, and mango drizzled with honey, and spice. The wine is perfectly balanced between all of its sweetness and vibrancy, leaving you with ample freshness to provide lift and cut to all of its honeyed, tropical fruits. Drink from 2023-2050.

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  1/26/2023 - Roger Patterson wrote: 87 Points

  Big but lacking complexity. At UGC LA

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