Château Liot 2024 – Sauternes

Château Liot 2024 – Sauternes

The nose offers a certain concentration, but seems closed. It expresses notes of candied citrus fruits (candied bitter orange, grapefruit jam, candied lemon peel). Aeration reveals sweet and gourmand notes of vanilla, toasted hazelnut, lemon yogurt, sweet yellow peach, crushed apricot, as well as honey, apple blossom and acacia. The palate is more expressive, with…

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Château Haut-Bergeron 2024 – Sauternes – Barsac

Château Haut-Bergeron 2024 – Sauternes – Barsac

The nose offers gourmandise, a nice density in freshness and notes of ripe fruit, combined with a jammy side. It expresses aromas of crushed apricot, a hint of roasted apricot with thyme and honey, lemon jam, candied blood orange and crushed yellow peach. There is also a hint of yellow apple, vanilla, toasted hazelnut and…

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Château de Rayne Vigneau 2024 – Sauternes – Barsac

Château de Rayne Vigneau 2024 – Sauternes – Barsac

The nose appears closed at first, but after aeration offers a toasted and spicy nuance (toasted hazelnut, vanilla) and a good bitterness of citrus fruits (grapefruit, bitter orange) and chestnut honey. There are also notes of mango, yellow peach, crushed apricot, pineapple in syrup, candied lemon peel, as well as lemon yogurt, acacia flowers, apple…

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Château La Tour Blanche 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château La Tour Blanche 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is racy, elegant and offers a beautiful, precise, frank, racy, powerful and delicate grain. Full of precision. We find notes of mirabelle plum, flint, kumquat and small notes of verbena associated with touches of apricot blossom, sense of place (local terroir/biotope), racy gravels as well as discreet hints of sweet pepper and a…

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Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy, precise and offers a certain power, finesse and intensity of the grain. The wine needs to be decanted. We find notes of mirabelle plum, crushed kumquat and small notes of small citrus fruits in syrup associated with touches of candied ginger, pineapple in syrup, fresh gravels as well as fine…

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Château Guiraud 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Guiraud 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, racy, complex and offers deepness as well as a certain concentration (full or precision/balance). It reveals notes of kumquat, candied mirabelle plum and small notes of orangette associated with touches of yellow peach in syrup, fine honeyed hints, candied orange zest, verbena, lemon flowers as well as discreet hints of fresh…

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Clos Haut Peyraguey 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Clos Haut Peyraguey 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is racy, mineral, frank and offers elegance. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of kumquat, marmalade and small notes of crushed lychee associated with touches of concentrated small yellow fruits as well as fine hints of spices and a fine almost toasted hint. The palate is fresh, mineral, well-balanced and…

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Château Sigalas Rabaud 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Sigalas Rabaud 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is quite ripe, aromatic, crystalline and offers elegance. It reveals notes of peach in syrup, roasted pineapple and small notes of small fruits in syrup associated with fine hints of fresh marmalade, fine hints of peach blossoms, fresh gravel, verbena as well as a syrupy hint and candied ginger. The palate is beautifully…

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Rabaud-Promis 2022 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers a certain small power, a small concentration as well as a beautiful fresh, frank, racy and elegant grain. Full of precision. We find notes of quince, kumquat and small notes of bright white peach associated with fine almost roasted/raisined hints, hints of crystallized green apple, ginger, sweet pepper…

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Château de Myrat 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

Château de Myrat 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is mineral, racy, frank and offers a fine racy power. It reveals notes of candied nectarine, kumquat and small notes of crystallized mandarin associated with touches of passerillage, fine hints of spices, nutmeg as well as a very discreet hint of toasted/honeyed almond. The palate is beautifully built, supple, precise, fresh, elegant, airy,…

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