Château d’Arche 2010 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Arche 2010 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and aromatic. It reveals notes of candied lemon, honey and minerality associated with slight notes of quince, candied mirabelle as well as touches of fresh ginger, a discreet hint of spices and an imperceptible hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful mineral frame, a slight freshness,…

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Château Filhot 2010 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2010 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, gourmand, elegant and offers a certain richness as well as slight concentration. It reveals notes of candied lemon and slight notes of candied mandarin, kumquat associated with discreet hints of vine peach. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers minerality, a beautiful roundness, a slight acid frame (in the background),…

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Château d’Arche 2009 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Arche 2009 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, quite powerful, elegant, well-balanced and offers a slight richness. It reveals notes of candied peach and white fruits in syrup associated with small touches of candied lemon, cooked pineapple, hints of botrytis, nuts as well as a very discreet hint of almond, caramel and nutmeg. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral,…

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Château Raymond-Lafon 2009 – Sauternes

Château Raymond-Lafon 2009 – Sauternes

The nose is fruity, gourmand, elegant and offers a slight intensity, richness (but full of finesse) as well as a slight complexity. It reveals notes of compoted pear, apple in syrup and fine notes of candied lemon associated with hints of vanilla, discreet toasted hints, honey as well as a subtle hint of pâtisseries and…

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Château Filhot 2009 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2009 – Sauternes, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers richness as well as elegance. It reveals fine notes of botrytis, lemon and a touch of quince combined with discreet hints of exotic fruit (in the background), spices as well as a subtle hint of ginger and honey. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine minerality, a…

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Château Haut Bergeron 2016 – Sauternes

Château Haut Bergeron 2016 – Sauternes

The nose is fruity, well-balanced and slightly gourmand. It reveals notes of lemon paste and slight notes of candied mandarin, honey associated with slight hints of pears in sirup, yellow stone fruits, spices as well as an imperceptible hint of pineapple in sirup/botrytis. The palate is fruity, juicy and offers a beautiful fresh frame, tension,…

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Château Liot 2016 – Sauternes

Château Liot 2016 – Sauternes

The nose is aromatic, slightly gourmand and slightly powerful. It reveals notes of candied lemon and hints of quince, honey associated with a very discreet hint of candied yellow fruits, a hint of pear as well as slight hints of spices and an imperceptible hint of flowers (lemon tree/apple tree) after aeration. The palate is…

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Château d’Yquem 2013 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé  Supérieur

Château d’Yquem 2013 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé  Supérieur

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a slight richness. It reveals notes of pear, ripe red apple and slight hints of mirabelle, quince, apricot associated with discreet hints of citrus, honey as well as slight hints of flowers. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, well-balanced and offers a beautiful minerality, a slight richness, fat…

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Château Suduiraut 2007 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Suduiraut 2007 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, elegant, slightly powerful and offers concentration. The wine needs to be carafed. It reveals slight notes of quince and mirabelle associated with discreet hints of spices, safran, flowers as well as a slight hint of honey and a very discreet hint of nuts. The palate is fruity, well-balaned, syrupy and offers…

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Château d’Yquem 2014 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé  Supérieur

Château d’Yquem 2014 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé  Supérieur

The nose is fruity, fresh, elegant and offers a very beautiful finesse. It reveals notes of lemon and quince associated with beautiful notes of mandarin, pear as well as a hint of fresh apricot, gingerbread and an imperceptible hint of flowers. The palates is fruity, well-balanced and offers a very beautiful finesse/delicacy (silk!), a beautiful…

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