Community Tasting Notes 136

• wineguru57@yahoo.com.au Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 9, 2024 - Just in its best place right now. Colour mid yellow. Nose . complex spice, hints creme Brulee, ripe stone fruit/botrytis , acidity still pleasing to extend palate. Just delightful drinking right now.
  will hold for several years, before colour noticeably deepens, and tertiary toffee/marmalade flavours start to prevail.

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• aagrawal wrote: 91 points

  July 10, 2023 - Similar to my bottle for a few days ago, still lovely and enjoyable. 90-91

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• aagrawal wrote: 91 points

  July 8, 2023 - Bottom of cork fell into the bottle... use a Durand or Ah-so next time. Golden color; aromatic nose with saffron, citrus, orange blossom, white flowers; palate is full bodied but with medium-plus acidity to provide balance, sweet but not overly so, medium alcohol, tons of white stone fruits with peach, papaya; medium length finish. Improving from my last bottles, this seems to have come out of its awkward teenage phase and is heading into very early maturity. Easily 1-2 decades ahead of it, but finally everything is integrated well and presents cohesively. The finish may always hold this back a little bit, and an enjoyable but not top vintage of Coutet. 90-91, likely 91 at peak.
  2 hours later: this is sweet, yes, but it has a freshness and elegance which makes it very drinkable and which is a signature of Coutet. Despite being a richer and riper year, the medium-plus acidity adds a lot of freshness, even if this vintage lacks a little bit of length. Nice, and a marked improvement over drinking this a few years ago.

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• Whidah Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 10, 2023 - I’m drinking this much later than the rest of you. I bought 12 halves three years ago in a “fire” sale after an ownership change. Have only just opened the wooden case. A lovely mouthful and I echo most of the previous comments. A little on the light side to my taste though.

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• VlgJeff wrote: 91 points

  December 31, 2022 - A New Year's Eve Gathering at our place: Our cork suffered the fate of several others as it broke at about three-quarters and ultimately had to be gently pushed into the bottle, which was then decanted through a cheese clothed filter. The color was a bright medium amber. Apricots and oranges filled the nose. These carried over onto the palate along with some peach and honey. The acidity was relatively balancing so the wine was not exceedingly sweet and paired nicely with our Peach Melba dessert. Will probably hold for many years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Château Coutet
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Sauternais
• Appellation Barsac
• UPC Codes 000003562109, 071570020446, 1000000000350, 400005007026, 649944171010

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• Pending Delivery 118 (3%)
• In Cellars 2,464 (66%)
• Consumed 1,144 (31%)

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