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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2034 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jshummelt on 12/25/2023 & rated 90 points: A delightful well balanced and inexpensive Sauternes
N: honey, dried apricot, lemon, golden raisin and green apple
P: honey, canned peach, dried apricot, diesel (265 views) | | | Tasted by M.Y. Chong on 8/19/2023: Honeyed and apricot.
Good value for home drinking.
BTG at Smith + Gertrude Stockbridge Edinburgh (634 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 2/10/2023 & rated 92 points: Shabbat Dinner at Pam and Dean's with Wine (Princeton, New Jersey): This drank quite well. Notes of almond, apple, pear, honey and lots of apricot. This will be really great in 5 years (will there be any left?!) -- but good now, too.
I brought it to pair with the fruit plate (including oranges, apricots and almonds) and was quite surprised to find a delicious chocolate cake, too - which did NOT pair at all.
How nice our friends like sweet wines! Have to remember that :)
There were no Sauterne glasses so we drank these in champagne glasses which show the wine quite well. (1017 views) | | | Tasted by Clark W Griswold on 3/24/2022 & rated 90 points: Pear and pinapple. Long delicious finish. Should had it with fried chicken :) great value find at Costco. (1453 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 7/24/2021 & rated 91 points: Dark golden, weak tea colored, medium bodied, sprites of sweet honey, apricot with note of peach and glints of pear, citrus and notes of lychee, stone fruit on a tongue coating unctuous finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/07/french-wine-dinner-at-chez-joel-chicago.html (1917 views) | | | Tasted by jdkrabbe on 7/10/2021 & rated 86 points: Day bright pale gold. ~ Nose of pear and apricot skin. Honey hints and @[1|35386745|Erin Cubley] id’d as honeysuckle which was beyond my skill. Fully body cooked pineapple like a pineapple upside down cake. Marmalade. Flan notes leading toward malo thoughts but reading indicates lees aging rather than malo conversion. Some candied lemon rind at finale. ~ Generally delicious, med+ acid, no sense of how much alcohol in this due to the residual sugar. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by VinoGeeko on 1/1/2021 & rated 88 points: had last night, All I recall is the Honey notes and the “honey-sweet” (bordering saccharine) taste. IMO this would indeed benefit from 10+ more years in the bottle. (2088 views) | | | Tasted by Jamul Wino on 12/8/2020 & rated 92 points: Color - Straw to Honey yellow
Nose - Big fruit, stone fruits, Peach, Apricots, citrus, Pears, Apple
Palate - First impression high in RS, Honey, stone fruits Peach, Apricots, citrus. Apple Held up well over 4 to 5 days. Went well with a Chocolate Chicken Mole, sweetness complimented the chili in the Mole. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by robmatic on 11/17/2020 & rated 90 points: This is amazingly good for the price. The bouquet is fantastic, with vanilla and coconut, lemon peel and custard. The palate is however a bit simpler, with good sweetness and acidity, but lacking complexity. Still, this wine deserves high marks for cramming a lot of enjoyment into a small bottle at a small price. (1746 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 8/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Outdoor Fried Chicken Dinner with Friends (Princeton, NJ): This drank quite well. Notes of apple, pear, honey and lots of apricot. Perhaps a little more complicated with more age, but good now.
Drank better in the champagne glass than a regular wine glass.
We had it with our friend’s homemade peach cobbler, which was an ok pairing (but not perfect).
Great qpr for $12-$13 / bottle. (1651 views) | | | Tasted by slabslovin on 7/18/2020 & rated 94 points: really nice mouthfeel and flavors. Just a touch sweeter than I would prefer. (1242 views) | | | Tasted by tunaguy on 7/18/2020 & rated 89 points: a very nice value for $11 for a 375. baked pineapple, honey, mushroom. drank better after a week open and re-corked in the fridge. will pick up more (1536 views) | | | Tasted by Jlynfield on 5/6/2020 & rated 94 points: Extreamlh creamy and vinellla (1405 views) | | | Tasted by jmcmchi on 3/5/2020 & rated 90 points: Drunk over three sittings, improving each time, although I still like the initial freshness
Nice balance, honey notes not overdone, will get more (1416 views) | | | Tasted by ziavino on 1/20/2020 & rated 90 points: Lacks complexity, but still checks off most of the boxes. Baked pineapple, clover honey, and candied tropical fruits dominate, with lively orange peel acidity taking over late. You're not going to find a better Sauternes value than this right now - $11 for a 375ml. (1444 views) | | | Tasted by bretrooks on 11/17/2019: One small glass consumed over ~45 minutes while warming from fridge temp to cool room temp. Honeyed but not cloying, and providing a moderate hit of bitterness from botrytis. However, this wasn't very interesting overall - it came across as simple, short on acid (even for a Sauternes), and slightly dilute. Perhaps it's just in a phase due to its youth, but I probably won't be going back for more, myself. Fortunately, our company was fantastic, and this was preceded by a very satisfying red. (1622 views) | | | Tasted by TannicBeast on 1/16/2019 & rated 90 points: Excellent QPR "second wine" from this quality Sauternes chateaux. (827 views) |
| Château Suduiraut Producer website - Read more about Chateau Suduiraut
Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes Bordeaux France
Just down the road from Yquem, is the large, beautiful estate of Suduiraut, 40 km from Bordeaux. On the left bank of the Garonne, Comte Blaise de Suduiraut built the this noble and aesthetically brilliant Château that is replete with stunning gardens designed by the very famous Le Nôtre. Suduiraut is one of the great wines of Sauternes, reknowned for their aromatic complexity and wealth of exotic flavours. The Château’s privileged sandy soils are well-drained and layered with gravel. In September misty mornings are followed by warm afternoons that allow for the development of botrytis cinerea, or noble rot. This in turn delivers the rich and distinctive taste of sweet but balanced wines kissed by honey and marked by lively acidity and opulent textures.
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Christian Seely is the managing director of Château Suduiraut. He and his outstanding team are dedicated to the complete success of the Château. Their experience of assemblages of Sémillon (90 %) and Sauvignon (10 %) offer a full-bodied wine of a beautiful gold colour with amber tinges. The wine lies in wooden barrels for 18-24 months. This Sauternes displays harmony, power and marked complexity.
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanSauternes Le Grand Crus Classés de Sauternes et Barsac 1855 (Crus Classés de Sauternes et Barsac) - Read more about Sauternes, Barsac and its wines
– Read more about the 1855 Sauternes Barsac Classification
Forty kilometres south of Bordeaux, Sauternes is an AOC that includes together 5 communes, including Barsac. For centuries, humans have been patiently learning to master this region's climate, soils and grape varieties. But Mother Nature did a good job laying the foundation. The Sauternes terroir is distinguished by a geological predisposition to gravel and pebbles that cover limestone streaked with veins of clay. In the communes of Fargues and Sauternes, a layer of hardpan (iron-oxide cemented sand) in which vines flourish can be found. The vineyards at the highest elevations and farthest from the river have the best terroirs and produce the majority of the Crus Classés, including the monumental Château Yquem.Sauternes wines are made from Sémillon (80% of vines planted) and Sauvignon (15%) grapes. A bit of Muscadelle occasionally is used to give the wines an untamed touch. Sauternes have an "aged gold" colour that is denser and darker than other dessert wines. When they age, they develop a stunning amber colour. The nose has aromas of flowers and fruit that melt together to create a bouquet of remarkable complexity and balance. The primary aromas include almond, quince, mango, pineapple, stewed peach, dried apricot and passion fruit. There are also floral notes, with touches of linden, acacia, mimosa and honeysuckle. And as is typical with Sémillon, there are also notes of beeswax, almond and hazelnut. In the mouth, Sauternes wines have a powerful style that is viscous but extremely elegant. Its strong sweetness is captivating. Finally, its aromatic finish is something that simply must be experienced.
2013 Vintage Notes:
"the extractive ratios in th[is] year are in the phenomenal range and there's ripeness/botrytis to cover two treks around the globe [...] so appealing is the immediacy of the wines. Many can be enjoyed now for their sheer joy and delicious nature. [Some] should also age" - Jon Rimmerman
2014 Vintage Notes:
"a golden vintage for Sauternes. It may not have the depth or weight of 2010, but it has some of the richness. What has set 2014 apart is the intense lime and lemon flavors that cut into any overblown cloying character and allow both the fruit and the honeyed noble rot to sing." - Wine Enthusiast |
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