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White - Sweet/Dessert
2001 Château Rieussec
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Sauternes
Community Tasting Notes 582
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DFBW Likes this wine: 93 points
December 25, 2020 - Christmas Day pudding wine and very nice too. Golden coloured, rich and textured wine with bags of honeyed fruit. Room for further development but that's mine all gone!
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zimmy07 wrote: flawed
December 21, 2020 - Have had this many times, love this wine, this was cooked, just dog crap
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NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 points
December 10, 2020 - Online Blind Tasting #1 (Online): *** brief notes from online blind tasting ***
Note is based on a tasting sip in the morning on day one, 5cl on the evening and 0,1l filled in a bottle and sealed with argon gas on the evening of day two.
Glass: Zalto Universal
Beautiful clear, medium glowing amber color. Clean, pronounced and extremely complex nose with dried apricots, figs, honey, orange peel, pine.
On the palate not too sweet. Sweetness is very well balanced by the acidity. Very complex with dried apricot, honey, sandalwood, figs, pine. Beautiful depth. Needs a lot of air and time. Looong and lingering finish. For me one of the best Sauternes of 2001, but not close to the otherworldly Yquem. 94-95+2 people found this helpful Comment -
DemeesterWim wrote: 98 points
December 5, 2020 - too young
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Barolo Freak wrote: 88 points
November 25, 2020 - I have been sitting on two 375ml bottles of Chateau Rieussec for 15 years. I decided to drink one recently. I was somewhat dissapointed with this one. The wine press touted the 2001 Rieussec as a great creation. I cannot say that it is. This wine is more Tokaj like, than Sauternes like. It is heavy and maple syrupy. Perhaps a few more years of aging will do it good.
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By Chris Kissack
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Chris Kissack
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May 2010 (link)(Château Rieussec Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
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By Chris Kissack
July 2006 (link)(Chateau Rieussec Sauternes) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/11/2004 (link)(Ch Rieussec Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2004, IWC Issue #115 (link)(Chateau Rieussec Sauternes) Subscribe to see review text.
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July/August 2003, IWC Issue #109 (link)(Chateau Rieussec Sauternes) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Richard Jennings
3/24/2012 (link) 94 points(Château Rieussec) Light orange color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; lovely, baked orange, apricot, baked apricot, tangerine nose; silky textured, baked orange, baked apricot, orange marmalade, ripe tangerine palate; long finish (this is holding up beautifully)
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By Richard Jennings
10/21/2010 (link) 93 points(Château Rieussec) From 375 ml - light medium golden color; botrytis, apricot, powdered sugar, baked apricot nose; rich, botyrytis, apricot, peach, confectioner's sugar palate; long finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
4/4/2008 (link) 94 points(Château Rieussec) Brown sugar and coconut nose; good coconut, tropical fruit palate with orange peel and good acidity; medium-plus finish (great with Citizen Cake's Retro Tropical Shag Cake)
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By Lyle Fass
11/30/2006 (link)(Rieussec) White flowers, honey, bright tangerine, marmalade and botrytis. The palate just had it all going on. Opulent and rich with unbelievable texture. Great acidity and explosive finish. Easily the class of these.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Château Rieussec
- Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Sauternais
- Appellation Sauternes
- UPC Codes 002907000060, 055596013750, 087000331587, 087000332652, 087000337510, 087000347618, 3277031703614, 3296361000118, 3296361000132, 3296361000231, 3296361011305, 3419466170832, 4000115859568, 802236001413
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 304 (1%)
- In Cellars 15,986 (78%)
- Consumed 4,286 (21%)
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