CHATEAU RIEUSSEC 1983
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Château Rieussec 1983
Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé
u. 3bn, 1vts, labels damp stained and coming loose
In 2019, and from a half bottle, this was heavenly with strawberries. This was the year that Rieussec was bought by the Lafite Rothschilds and Charles Chevallier arrived with such éclat to manage the élevage, but harvesting was done by the outgoing owner, Albert Vuillier. A great botrytis year, it has that tarry bouquet and a lovely caramel taste, with peaches on the finish and fresh acidity. It may have aged even more gracefully than the high residual sugar 1990. Serena Sutcliffe, MW
WA 92
192 : 24 hbs (owc) per lot: GBP 650-850
per lot: USD 800-1,000
per lot: EUR 720-950
LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIRE
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Château Rieussec 1983
Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé
u. 3bn, 1vts, labels damp stained and coming loose
In 2019, and from a half bottle, this was heavenly with strawberries. This was the year that Rieussec was bought by the Lafite Rothschilds and Charles Chevallier arrived with such éclat to manage the élevage, but harvesting was done by the outgoing owner, Albert Vuillier. A great botrytis year, it has that tarry bouquet and a lovely caramel taste, with peaches on the finish and fresh acidity. It may have aged even more gracefully than the high residual sugar 1990. Serena Sutcliffe, MW
WA 92
192 : 24 hbs (owc) per lot: GBP 650-850
per lot: USD 800-1,000
per lot: EUR 720-950
LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIRE
Offered Duty Paid only
Estimates are per lot
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