2008 vintage. Overt phenolic bitterness in the form of over-caramelized sugar and over-toasted almonds. Comb of the honeycomb, dried apricot, bruised apple, tangerine peel, dried white fig.
2008 vintage. Overt phenolic bitterness in the form of over-caramelized sugar and over-toasted almonds. Comb of the honeycomb, dried apricot, bruised apple, tangerine peel, dried white fig.
Jul 16th, 2018
Lovely Sauternes, still very young, with lots of potential, visit in a decade or so :-) gold color, lovely aromatic nose, honey, sweet flowers, dry mango and dry apricot, citrus ,minerals, a touch of botrytis, creamy rich body, lightly sweet with lovely acidity, needs a bit more time to evolve and show its full potential, my score 89, approachable now, but best 2018-2028
Lovely Sauternes, still very young, with lots of potential, visit in a decade or so :-) gold color, lovely aromatic nose, honey, sweet flowers, dry mango and dry apricot, citrus ,minerals, a touch of botrytis, creamy rich body, lightly sweet with lovely acidity, needs a bit more time to evolve and show its full potential, my score 89, approachable now, but best 2018-2028
1 person found it helpfulJul 13th, 2015
Having this (and the '90) in my own cellar I've always had high hopes but have honestly not been impressed over the last decade, thinking they were starting to show the "hollowness" (caramelized/drying out/tannic version) of Sauternes in a not ideal vintage.
However this bottle tonight shared by a friend have my hopes back up.
This was singing...
Having this (and the '90) in my own cellar I've always had high hopes but have honestly not been impressed over the last decade, thinking they were starting to show the "hollowness" (caramelized/drying out/tannic version) of Sauternes in a not ideal vintage.
However this bottle tonight shared by a friend have my hopes back up.
This was singing...
Apr 10th, 2017
Fantastic. Though the 2001 was phenomenal. 2005 was a bit crap (like recent wanky sauternes - overextracted with no acidity). The recent vintages (2009-11) show more class.
Fantastic. Though the 2001 was phenomenal. 2005 was a bit crap (like recent wanky sauternes - overextracted with no acidity). The recent vintages (2009-11) show more class.
Mar 25th, 2017
Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, France
