Tasted after a 2017 Rieussecs and the contrast couldn’t be greater. Bright yellow versus tawny brown. Fresh tropical fruit versus fresh tropical fruit with a bunch of molasses. Think mangos and Demerara sugar. Pretty awesome for what it is but expect a wine that looks like it should have been finished a decade ago. I prefer my Sauternes on the younger side but I also love how this combines the younger tropical flavors with the brown sugar notes.
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Fabulous bouquet of honey apricot and botrytis with added flavours of barley sugar. Rich, sweet and unctuous it never cloys due to a wonderful core of acidity which provides a super lift and dimension. Great balance, and indeed a very fine wine with an excellent length of finish.
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10/30/2023 - Mleh Likes this wine: 90 Points
Honey, tropical fruits and brown sugar. Lovely Sauternes
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10/28/2023 - SeattleKen wrote:
Tasted after a 2017 Rieussecs and the contrast couldn’t be greater. Bright yellow versus tawny brown. Fresh tropical fruit versus fresh tropical fruit with a bunch of molasses. Think mangos and Demerara sugar. Pretty awesome for what it is but expect a wine that looks like it should have been finished a decade ago. I prefer my Sauternes on the younger side but I also love how this combines the younger tropical flavors with the brown sugar notes.
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4/27/2023 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
A good classic Sauternes
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3/22/2023 - Strikermax wrote: 88 Points
I had high expectations for this, but it was a bit disappointing. The nose is dominated by saffron and a bit medicinal. Not a lot else going on.
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7/6/2021 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fabulous bouquet of honey apricot and botrytis with added flavours of barley sugar. Rich, sweet and unctuous it never cloys due to a wonderful core of acidity which provides a super lift and dimension. Great balance, and indeed a very fine wine with an excellent length of finish.
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