In the nose honey, peach, zest, botrytis, some flower, spice. On the palate sweet(-), very spicy, slighly burnt/caramelized notes, rather good acidity. Heavy/spicy style. 89-90 p?
In the nose botrytis, zest, peach, flower. More elegant in the nose than 2008. On the palate sweet, peach, citrus, some candied pear, good fruit concentration, good acidity, spicy. Overall more elegant than 2007, more fruit and slightly less spicy. 90-91 p?
In the nose honey, flower, dried fruit, botrytis, spice. Sweet on the palate, very spicy, honey, definitely good concentration, rather good acidity, quite pure aromas. 92-93 p?
The nose is flowery with peach, zest and honey, and some botrytis and spice. Sweet on the palate, spicy, honey, definitely good concentration, dried yellow fruit. 91-92 p?
In the nose peach, citrus, candied yellow apple, some flower. On the palate sweet(+), botrytis, honey, candied fruit - yellow apple, peach, citrus, good acidity. 91-92 p? 2008 shows a little less power than the 2007, but comes across as more elegant and classically Barsac-styled.
In the nose noticeable botrytis, spice, peach, some dried fruit and “glue solvent” (but in a nice way). On the palate sweet(+), spice, definitely concentrated, botrytis, dried fruit, zest. 92-93 p?
In the nose botrytis, some smoke, dried yellow fruit, honey. The nose improved in the glass. Sweet on the palate, very spicy, concentrated honey notes, dried yellow fruit, good acidity. The palate was better than the nose. 92-93 p?
In the nose flower, honey, zest, spice, oak barrel notes, rather closed. Sweet on the palate, spice, honey, dried yellow fruit, very concentrated palate. 92-93 p?
In the nose heather honey, spice, botrytis, flower, peach, zest. Sweet on the palate, candied yellow fruit, spice, good acidity, good concentration, pure aromas. 91-92 p?
In the nose botrytis, zest, candied yellow apple, peach, some developed notes with some “glue solvent” (not in a bad way…) and spice. Sweet on the palate, good body, spice, dried yellow fruit, botrytis, good acidity. 90-91 p?
In the nose botrytis, yellow apple, pear-flavoured ice cream, peach, some flower. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, yellow apple, peach, rather good acidity, botrytis. 90-91 p?
In the nose winter apples, candied yellow apples, spice, botrytis, some glue solvent. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, botrytis, honey, candied apple, some citrus. Comes across as a little foursquare. 89-90 p?
In the nose zest, peach, dried fruit, some mint and herbs, spice. Sweet on the palate, good concentration, honey, definitely spicy, dried yellow fruit, rather good acidity. 90-91 p?
In the nose botrytis, heather honey, herbal aromas, dried yellow fruit, slightly developed notes with a positive touch of “glue solvent”. Sweet on the palate, rather spicy, candied yellow apples, peach, very good acidity, some spice. Shows rather pure fruit aromas on the palate for a developed Sauternes. 90-91 p?
In the nose peach, yellow apple, dried fruit, some flower, some honey and spice. Sweet on the palate, spice, botrytis, honey, candied yellow fruit. 90-91 p?
In the nose spice, botrytis, heather honey, dried yellow fruit, noticeable developed notes. On the palate sweet(-), huge concentration, very spicy, honey, acidity slightly low. Tends towards the foursquare, but good concentration. 90-91 p?
In the nose zest, some herbs, botrytis, slightly flowery, slightly spict, definitely elegant. On the palate sweet(+), definitely concentrated, spice, honey, candied yellow fruit, zest, good acidity. Slightly Riesling-like in the nose. 91-92 p?
In the nose spice, botrytis, candied yellow fruit, zest. On the palate sweet(+), quite concentrated, spice, honey, candied yellow fruit, slightly alcoholic but with pure aromas. 91-92 p?
In the nose botrytis, zest, some spice, developed with some ”glue solvent” notes. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, honey, dried yellow fruit, fresh acidity. 89-90 p?
In the nose honey, slightly earthy notes (not unpleasant), botrytis, pech. Sweet on the palate, noticeably spicy, zest, peach, candied yellow fruit. 90-91 p?
In the nose botrytis, developed notes, honey, zest, spice. Sweet on the palate, definitely good concentration, noticeably spicy, honey, dried yellow fruit. 91-92 p?
In the nose botrytis, honey, some flower and herbal notes, spice, elegant. Sweet on the palate, zest, peach, dried yellow fruit, quite good acidity with freshness, some spice. Elegant and fresh. 92-93 p?
In the nose botrytis, concentrated honey notes, spice, peach, zest, dried yellow fruit, candied apple, slightly flowery, developed notes. On the palate sweet(+), full bodied, very spicy, loads of honey, enormous concentration, dried yellow fruit, balancing (but not really high) acidity. Rather a honey-coated sledgehammer than a finely chiseled wine, but without compromise within that style! 93-94 p?
2008 Château Bastor-Lamontagne 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose honey, peach, zest, botrytis, some flower, spice. On the palate sweet(-), very spicy, slighly burnt/caramelized notes, rather good acidity. Heavy/spicy style. 89-90 p?
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2005 Château Bastor-Lamontagne 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, zest, peach, flower. More elegant in the nose than 2008. On the palate sweet, peach, citrus, some candied pear, good fruit concentration, good acidity, spicy. Overall more elegant than 2007, more fruit and slightly less spicy. 90-91 p?
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2008 Château Climens 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose honey, flower, dried fruit, botrytis, spice. Sweet on the palate, very spicy, honey, definitely good concentration, rather good acidity, quite pure aromas. 92-93 p?
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2006 Château Climens 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
The nose is flowery with peach, zest and honey, and some botrytis and spice. Sweet on the palate, spicy, honey, definitely good concentration, dried yellow fruit. 91-92 p?
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2008 Château Coutet Barsac 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose peach, citrus, candied yellow apple, some flower. On the palate sweet(+), botrytis, honey, candied fruit - yellow apple, peach, citrus, good acidity. 91-92 p?
2008 shows a little less power than the 2007, but comes across as more elegant and classically Barsac-styled.
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2007 Château Coutet Barsac 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose noticeable botrytis, spice, peach, some dried fruit and “glue solvent” (but in a nice way). On the palate sweet(+), spice, definitely concentrated, botrytis, dried fruit, zest. 92-93 p?
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2008 Château de Fargues 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, some smoke, dried yellow fruit, honey. The nose improved in the glass. Sweet on the palate, very spicy, concentrated honey notes, dried yellow fruit, good acidity. The palate was better than the nose. 92-93 p?
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2005 Château de Fargues 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose flower, honey, zest, spice, oak barrel notes, rather closed. Sweet on the palate, spice, honey, dried yellow fruit, very concentrated palate. 92-93 p?
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2008 Château de Rayne-Vigneau 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose heather honey, spice, botrytis, flower, peach, zest. Sweet on the palate, candied yellow fruit, spice, good acidity, good concentration, pure aromas. 91-92 p?
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2004 Château de Rayne-Vigneau 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, zest, candied yellow apple, peach, some developed notes with some “glue solvent” (not in a bad way…) and spice. Sweet on the palate, good body, spice, dried yellow fruit, botrytis, good acidity. 90-91 p?
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2008 Château Doisy-Daëne 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose botrytis, yellow apple, pear-flavoured ice cream, peach, some flower. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, yellow apple, peach, rather good acidity, botrytis. 90-91 p?
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2006 Château Doisy-Daëne 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose winter apples, candied yellow apples, spice, botrytis, some glue solvent. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, botrytis, honey, candied apple, some citrus. Comes across as a little foursquare. 89-90 p?
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2008 Château Doisy-Védrines 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose zest, peach, dried fruit, some mint and herbs, spice. Sweet on the palate, good concentration, honey, definitely spicy, dried yellow fruit, rather good acidity. 90-91 p?
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2002 Château Doisy-Védrines 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, heather honey, herbal aromas, dried yellow fruit, slightly developed notes with a positive touch of “glue solvent”. Sweet on the palate, rather spicy, candied yellow apples, peach, very good acidity, some spice. Shows rather pure fruit aromas on the palate for a developed Sauternes. 90-91 p?
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2008 Château Guiraud 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose peach, yellow apple, dried fruit, some flower, some honey and spice. Sweet on the palate, spice, botrytis, honey, candied yellow fruit. 90-91 p?
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2003 Château Guiraud 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose spice, botrytis, heather honey, dried yellow fruit, noticeable developed notes. On the palate sweet(-), huge concentration, very spicy, honey, acidity slightly low. Tends towards the foursquare, but good concentration. 90-91 p?
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2008 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose zest, some herbs, botrytis, slightly flowery, slightly spict, definitely elegant. On the palate sweet(+), definitely concentrated, spice, honey, candied yellow fruit, zest, good acidity. Slightly Riesling-like in the nose. 91-92 p?
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2003 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose spice, botrytis, candied yellow fruit, zest. On the palate sweet(+), quite concentrated, spice, honey, candied yellow fruit, slightly alcoholic but with pure aromas. 91-92 p?
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2008 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, spice, honey, dried yellow fruit, some flower. Sweet on the palate, botrytis, spice, dried yellow fruit. 90-91 p?
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2005 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose spice, zest, botrytis, candied yellow fruit, honey. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, honey, candied yellow fruit, zest. 91-92 p?
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2008 Château Nairac 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose honey, spice, dried yellow fruit. On the palate sweet(-), peach, dried yellow fruit, spice, good acidity. Fresh style. 89-90 p?
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2004 Château Nairac 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
In the nose botrytis, zest, some spice, developed with some ”glue solvent” notes. Sweet on the palate, noticeable spice, honey, dried yellow fruit, fresh acidity. 89-90 p?
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2008 Château Sigalas Rabaud 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose honey, slightly earthy notes (not unpleasant), botrytis, pech. Sweet on the palate, noticeably spicy, zest, peach, candied yellow fruit. 90-91 p?
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2003 Château Sigalas Rabaud 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, developed notes, honey, zest, spice. Sweet on the palate, definitely good concentration, noticeably spicy, honey, dried yellow fruit. 91-92 p?
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2008 Château Suduiraut 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, honey, some flower and herbal notes, spice, elegant. Sweet on the palate, zest, peach, dried yellow fruit, quite good acidity with freshness, some spice. Elegant and fresh. 92-93 p?
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2003 Château Suduiraut 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
In the nose botrytis, concentrated honey notes, spice, peach, zest, dried yellow fruit, candied apple, slightly flowery, developed notes. On the palate sweet(+), full bodied, very spicy, loads of honey, enormous concentration, dried yellow fruit, balancing (but not really high) acidity. Rather a honey-coated sledgehammer than a finely chiseled wine, but without compromise within that style! 93-94 p?
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