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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 1999

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1999 Vintage

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Winery:
Château Rieussec
Varietal:
Sémillon
Region:
France > Bordeaux > Sauternes
Type:
Dessert/Fortified
Color:
White
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2020
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User Tags:  (tree) fruit, caramel, stone fruits, honey, apricot, acidic, botrytis, peach, balance, dessert 


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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.

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Rating: 4/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Pale golden colour, an explosion of floral fruit, superb expression of the most elegant Sauternes.


 

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Deep colored with an almost roasted richness. Fragrant, richly fruity, with scents of apricot and melting butter. Explosive aromas of apricot,peach, minerals, creme caramel, grilled nuts and spices, along with cooler hints of licorice and menthol. Thick, sweet and chewy with extract; an impressively mouthfilling wine with lovely framing acidity. Characteristically big and peachy. Finishes spicy, shapely and very long. The class of the tasting. -Tanzer


 

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Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on Jul-02


 

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