1980 Château Rieussec

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  12/5/2022 - OenophilistMN Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Brought by a friend for dessert and put on ice during dinner. Medium-gold. Some tartrate crystals. Muted botrytis nose with some sandalwood overtones. Acid was still there. Interesting how it has aged, but my 83’s have nothing to worry about.

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  9/18/2022 - FransS wrote: 89 Points

  Winefield's pre sale tasting: a modest vintage, but showing well with cinnamon, caramel, some wood, a dry twist (some botrytis?) and firm bitters; absolutely very interesting to taste.

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  6/18/2022 - STLMIKE Likes this wine: 93 Points

  From 750. Fabulous expression of botyris. Many decades left but tonight was an ideal night to enjoy with friends! Bravo.

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  12/10/2020 - Sean Tay wrote: 93 Points

  Caramel, honey, honeysuckle, apricot. Full bodied and long finish.

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  6/26/2020 - Formerwinemaker Likes this wine: 97 Points

  What a fine showing, and the best Rieussec I have had in a few years. The 1980 Sauternes are very under-rated as a whole and there are some gems to be had from this lower-botrytis year. The additional acidity that this vintage carries as a consequence is holding these wines in good stead. Medium gold in colour, soaring aromatics, with a delicious line of acidity running through it. The palate is long and wonderfully poised from start to finish. This is a wine which has aged brilliantly, carrying its age so well, and was delightful to drink.

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