Severn Goodwin

9.2

Quite consistent with my notes from ~6 months ago:

Nose has over-ripe apricot, almond oil, marzipan, meringue cookie and cold butter.
Palate has warmed apricot pie with extra flakey, buttery crust, sweet sand, white flower honey and mango.

Admittedly I love Sauternes and have many bottles, yet it's a rarity on opening and posting to the Community. We paired this bottle with a hard, smoked goat cheese from a local, Hudson valley producer, a solid match of sweet and salty. — 4 days ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Yquem, what else do you need to say. — a day ago

Melissa E

9.0

Love this with my plate of cheeses. Honey and apricots. Beautiful golden color. — 10 days ago

romo

9.5

@Bill Bender — 12 days ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Château Bechereau Philipperie Grand Vin de Sauternes 1983 Bordeaux, France

This is a nicely aged sweet wine from Bordeaux.

Brownish in color with a brick hue.

Great nose, although a little stinky, with honey, vegetables, herbs, wet leaves, citrus and Indian spices light curry and cumin.

Medium plus in body and buttery, with medium plus acidity.

Sweet on the palate with limes, citrus, honey, apples, earth, wood, over ripened pears, honey, Indian spices and black pepper.

This is an interesting sweet wine, but i prefer these younger.

This 36 year old is nicely balanced and enjoyable by itself. Not too sweet, with a lot of complexity. A little bitter on the ending. Spicy and tangy.

I paired it with a Macadamia Nut ice cream.

The nose is very overwhelming, so I figured I need to give it a day to chill out, which was a great idea.

Next day update: It's good that I didn't post my review yesterday, as this is a nice surprise. A tastier wine today.

Lost most of the bitter and vegetables notes, and it is showing very nicely.

If you have one, let it open up for a long time. Delicious and complex.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points. — 15 days ago

Shay A

9.4

Wednesday Wine Committee. Great hosting by Gavin. 1 sparkler, 4 whites, 4 reds and 2 dessert wines. All served blind as usual.

Such a treat. This was absolutely wonderful and has so much fruit and life to it! It is extremely honeyed...not much roasted nuts to this at its age, but the honey is still there and seems to be only getting stronger. Honeyed covered mangos, dried apricot, and orange marmalade. I called this early ‘80s Sauternes. — 22 days ago

with Benjamin, Dan and 2 others

Douglas Braun

9.1

I just don’t know how they make such a delicious wine for the price creamy apricot / pineapple , honey ( sugar /acid ratio is amazing ) nice and viscous in the mouth spiced apricot pineapple amazing — 9 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Yellow gold. Vibrant in the glass. Rich nose. Notes of apricot and mango, honey, tan spice and some pineapple. Fruity and rich in the mouth. Decent finish. — 14 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

A blend of 75% Semillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc, & 2% Muscadelle. Golden with complex aromas, somewhat Riesling like, and adding a tropical bouquet. On the palate this botrytis rich wine shows apple, pineapple and honeysuckle flavors. Lingering finish ending with smoky vanilla notes. Was lucky enough to get a taste of this beauty. Will contine to age in the bottle. Tasting Sample. — a month ago

Kristofer Lecander

9.0

Yum yum! Inte fullt lika fyllig som jag önskar men gör jobbet bra. Dracks på Wine Mechanics, gbg. — 12 days ago