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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 1989

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Winery:
Château Rieussec
Varietal:
Sauternes
Region:
France > Bordeaux > Sauternes
Type:
Dessert/Fortified
Color:
White
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2024
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User Tags:  caramel, honey, (tree) fruit, stone fruits, apricot, rich, herbaceous, acidic, color descriptors, young 


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The great sweet wines of Bordeaux, Sauternes, are among the most decadent, complex and simply enjoyable wines. Based on a blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc that has been infected with the "noble rot", Botrytis Cinerea, Sauternes are rich, honied wines bursting with notes of vanilla, coconut, dried apricots and subtle spice tones. They are usually very sweet and rich with a soft quality to them that makes them appealing in their youth yet they can age and improve for decades. The neighboring village of Barsac frequently makes wines comparable to those of Sauternes.

Winemakers Notes

Alcohol Percentage: 12.5 %

Sugar Rate: 0-5 g/l

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Rating: 0/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Gold; apricot nose, touch of cardboard, lemon pie, botrytis; sweet, silky, honey and peaches, high acidity, white pepper, alcoholic finish so lacks a little finesse; good length.


 

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WS 89 (4/1995): Well proportioned and delicately built, delivering plenty of honey, spice and earth-mineral flavors. Drinkable now.


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The property is planted 80% of Semillon, 18% Sauvignon and 2% Muscadelle. The method of picking is quite unique. From October to December, the pickers pass through the whole vineyard, time after time, selecting one by one the grapes which have reached the right state of noble rot. It is only at such a price that the necessary concentration of sweetness can be reached to make the Sauternes wines. After fermentation, the wines spend 18 to 30 months in oak barrels renewed each year,


 

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IWC 92 (8/1998): Lively, complex, fresh aromas of tropical fruit, honey and spicy oak. Sweet and viscous in the middle palate; kept fresh by apple and pear notes and harmonious acidity. Very concentrated and deep. Very long on the aftertaste; has the sheer material to buffer its alcohol. Rieussec switched to later bottling with this vintage: 30 rather than 24 months after the harvest.


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Bordeaux
Book, 3rd
Edition # B1

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed in Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1 on Jan-98


 

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Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 88 on Aug-93


 

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