October 23, 2023 - Very disappointing. Strange funk. Opened a second bottle. Not much better. Bitter finish.
August 1, 2023 - Sweet & unctuous, with complex flavours of honey, barley sugar, toffee, plus added lemon and spice followed by a fine and long lasting finish. Impressive. CHP 93 pts
April 28, 2023 - Fully developed and mature bouquet with notes of botrytis. On the palate it revealed flavours of honey, grilled almonds, vanilla and barley sugar. Although unctuous and sweet it was kept in check by some refreshing acidity. Really classy with a splendid length of finish. Approaching its peak this was utterly delicious. CHP 94 pts
April 5, 2023 - Lovely flavour. Lacking a bit of acid drive but enjoyable nevertheless. Developed in the glass, ethereal and complex. I love thes wines, maybe the greatest expression of the apparently simple grape.
September 8, 2022 - Almost a flavour overload with textbook characters of barley sugar, botrytis, apricot, spice and pepper. The honeyed sweetness is mollified by freshness and acidity and on the finish there is a kick of grilled almonds. The finish is sublime and lingering and this is now drinking at its peak. A beautiful Sauternes. CHP 94 pts
July 25, 2021 - C : Golden straw
N : Complex bouquet of apricot, barley sugar, peach & honey
P: Repeats the characters detectable on the nose but has a delightful spicy almond twist. Unctuous, sweet and complex with a persistent finish. A very fine wine indeed.
92 points
July 5, 2021 - Full and rich and very sweet. Luscious flavours of honey, apricot and barley sugar. Fully integrated and and mellow. I have a few bottles left and I think this will continue to improve.
June 18, 2021 - Full blown sweet and rich. A super dessert wine but not quite possessing the bite of the 2007 vintage which I marginally prefer. Still impressive.
December 27, 2018 - Fresh, thick, deeply sweet, but a bit less fresh and exotic than some other Sauternes i recently tasted. Still a very good wine though.
April 16, 2017 - Medium/full bodied, with juicy, sweet, apricots, tropical fruit, mango, orange and pineapple and just right amount of honey and freshness to leave with satisfied, without feeling the wine was over done.