Château La Bouade – Cuvée du Château 2012 – Sauternes

Château La Bouade – Cuvée du Château 2012 – Sauternes

The nose is fruity and aromatic. It reveals notes of yellow fruits, candied lemon and almond associated with small touches of nuts, nutmeg and woody notes/spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight richness, fat, suavity, a slight juiciness as well as a slight acid/mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes…

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Château Caillou 2014 – Sauternes Grand Cru Classé

Château Caillou 2014 – Sauternes Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, well-balanced and offers a slight unctuosity as well as a slight freshness. It reveals notes of peach in syrup associated with small notes of candied lemon, vanilla and small toasted notes as well as an imperceptible hint of almond. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced, slightly tight and offers a…

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La Perle d’Arches 2014 – Sauternes

La Perle d’Arches 2014 – Sauternes

The nose is fruity and offers a slight richness/concentration. It reveals notes of quince, candied lemon and crystallized lemon zests associated with a hint of kumquat as well as slight hints of pineapple in syrup. The palate is fruity, rich, well-balanced and offers a beautiful acid frame, freshness, juiciness, suavity, a beautiful fat as well…

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Château Filhot 2014 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2014 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fine, concentrated, aromatic and intense. It reveals notes of pear in syrup, flowers and slight notes of candied lemon associated with a hint of pineapple as well as a subtle hint of white flowers and a subtle toasted hint/vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight tension, a very…

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Château Filhot 2013 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2013 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity, elegant and offers a slight concentration. It reveals notes of quince and candied lemon associated with discreet hints of dried peach, mango as well as discreet hints of green lemon zests/yuzu zests, flowers and a hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, gourmand, racy and offers a slight acid…

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Château Filhot 2012 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2012 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant and quite aromatic. It reveals notes of candied lemon and kumquat associated with a hint of quince, discreet hints of peach in syrup as well as hints of sweet spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, fresh, mineral, elegant and offers a beautiful definition/expression. In the mouth this wine expresses notes…

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Château Filhot 2011 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2011 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and fine. It reveals slight notes of quince and discreet hints of dry apricot associated with subtle hints of citrus, candied lemon, candied pineapple as well as an imperceptible hint of zests, honey, fresh ginger and an imperceptible hint of caramelization (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers…

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Château Coutet 2011, Barsac, Grand Cru Classé Sauternes-Barsac

Château Coutet 2011, Barsac, Grand Cru Classé Sauternes-Barsac

The nose is fresh, fruity, relatively powerful, intense and incisive. It reveals notes of nuts, candied citrus and candied orange zests associated with small notes of ginger, candied physalis as well as a subtle hint of honey, almond and botrytis (discreet). The palate is fruity, fresh, racy, incisive, gourmand, aromatic, elegant and offers a beautiful…

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Château Raymond-Lafon 2011 – Sauternes

Château Raymond-Lafon 2011 – Sauternes

The nose is fine, fruity and offers a concentration as well as a slight freshness. It reveals nots of candied lemon and a hint of quince associated with discreet hints of dried mango as well as a subtle hint of dried peach and a subtle roasted hint. The plalate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral, fresh and…

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Château Raymond-Lafon 2010 – Sauternes

Château Raymond-Lafon 2010 – Sauternes

The nose is fruity, rich, elegant and offers concentration as well as a slight straightness. It reveals notes of candied lemon, green lemon and slight notes of candied peach associated with discreet hints of zests as well as a hint of peach in syrup, fresh ginger and a subtle hint of caramelized oak/vanilla. The palate…

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