Community Tasting Notes 20

• Benj wrote: 92 points

  April 15, 2023 - From 375 mL, this was a perfect bottle in stunning condition. Lots of botrytis, medium weight, fairly high VA but held well and matched by the spice in here. Plenty of acid, no worries, maximum deliciousness. Not the most complex of Sauternes, nor the lightest of Barsacs. A very well pitched wine at a wonderful price on the secondary market. $35/375 mL.

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• OenophilistMN Likes this wine: 85 points

  July 30, 2021 - In the fridge for 2 days, on ice for 2 hours, opened and then allowed to warm for 30 minutes before drinking. Color of old honey, no tartrate crystals. Nose of charred peaches, almond, vanilla and some petrol. In the mouth, peaches, butterscotch and almonds. Very low acid. We put it back in the ice bucket and wine was better ice cold, which I rarely find to be the case with Sauternes. This wine was better with a fruit dessert than on its own. Somewhat disappointed.

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• MacropusRufus Likes this wine: 95 points

  September 2, 2019 - Thanks you brother-in-law Neil. My first really aged (31 years old) sticky. Coated the mouth well. Flavoursome and sweet yet not cloying. Kept going back for more sips. A smooth very, well balanced sticky. That Australian stickys should be so good. Sigh.

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• jmoore431 wrote: 89 points

  August 21, 2019 - Deeply colored, fell a bit flat for me as the acidity was not there to make this sing.

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• Doctor Koulodare Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 1, 2018 - Butterscotch color, mellow, showing pineapple, baked citrus, creaminess.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1988
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Château Doisy-Védrines
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Sauternais
• Appellation Sauternes

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 127 (64%)
• Consumed 70 (35%)

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