Château Rieussec: 2011 & 2014 - Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé - 2 Bottles (0.75L)
The Château Rieussec 2014 is a blend of 93% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, picked from 15 to 29 October through seven tries, the yield half the normal crop at 13 hectoliters per hectare. Charles Chevalier, how lest we forget started here and not chez Lafite, told me that the beginning of September had overripe grapes with passerillage – the second part had very good levels of botrytis. The blend is from these two parts. The bouquet is very well defined with crystal clear honeysuckle and white peach scents. The palate is beautifully balanced with nigh on perfect acidity that makes this seem just so…effortless. I would like to see a little more persistence on the finish, but otherwise this is classic Rieussec that might. . . and I stress might. . . just give that Sauternes beginning with the 25th letter of the alphabet, a run for its money. Drink: 2018 - 2045
95/97 punten
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (218) , April 2015
Rieussec 2011 Wine Spectator James Suckling
A very ripe, juicy, spicy style, with bold apricot, tangerine, toasted almond and papaya notes. Shows lots of power, with the length to match. A winner in the making.
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The Château Rieussec 2014 is a blend of 93% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, picked from 15 to 29 October through seven tries, the yield half the normal crop at 13 hectoliters per hectare. Charles Chevalier, how lest we forget started here and not chez Lafite, told me that the beginning of September had overripe grapes with passerillage – the second part had very good levels of botrytis. The blend is from these two parts. The bouquet is very well defined with crystal clear honeysuckle and white peach scents. The palate is beautifully balanced with nigh on perfect acidity that makes this seem just so…effortless. I would like to see a little more persistence on the finish, but otherwise this is classic Rieussec that might. . . and I stress might. . . just give that Sauternes beginning with the 25th letter of the alphabet, a run for its money. Drink: 2018 - 2045
95/97 punten
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (218) , April 2015
Rieussec 2011 Wine Spectator James Suckling
A very ripe, juicy, spicy style, with bold apricot, tangerine, toasted almond and papaya notes. Shows lots of power, with the length to match. A winner in the making.
95 punten
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Time, Location
Auction House
