Community Tasting Notes 16

• PDavisMarble wrote: 87 points

  December 28, 2023 - A bit reductive. Fully mature, needed time in glass to open up, but decanting would have been too much. Some tropical fruits with dried apricot, lemon grass and baking spice. A nice wine, but time to drink up.

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• ginfizz wrote: 89 points

  May 21, 2023 - Solid delicious mature white. Not a lot of complexity but a lot of body. Rich French white. Perfect with country style dishes or with spicy seafood (steamed mussels from Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook). I'd also pair with skate or sole muniere.

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• jcbodin Likes this wine: 89 points

  October 11, 2020 - almost a sweet wine...
  The wine looks blonde colored. The legs are medium. The body is medium. The wine has juicy texture.

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• stayhappy21 wrote: 90 points

  July 6, 2018 - Drank this today at New Ubin Seafood with a close colleague. We had foie gras with soft boiled egg, rib eye steak, potato wedges and grilled squid.
  
  Light yellow in colour with fragrant floral notes on the nose. Some nutty flavours, coupled with white stone fruits and peaches and melon were evident on the nose. On the palate this wine presents good weight to hold up against the foie gras and grilled squid.
  
  Some waxy notes and limstone flavours with green apples and fresh minerality. A very well made wine.

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• RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

  May 11, 2018 - Dinner with Tim, Elliott, Ashish, and Roger (Tim's): (blind)
  Medium gold color.
  Almond and dried peach. 14% alcohol (close - 14.5%), nutty oxidative notes - well integrated. Almond. Slight oak impression.
  Stylistic and structural bitterness - elevated bitterness. The wine seems defined by bitterness, in a good way. Medium acid.
  
  In conclusion, this is a slightly oaked oxidative white. Pronounced hazelnut - 20% new oak:
  
  Guess: Northern Rhône Marsanne roussane blend 2010 - Hermitage.
  
  Actually 2010 opalie de coutet. 14.5% $40
  
  Conclusion: I'm extremely puzzled by the structural bitterness here, but this is a very good wine - just in an unusual style.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type White
• Producer Château Coutet
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation Opalie Sec
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bordeaux

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• In Cellars 55 (37%)
• Consumed 94 (63%)

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