Château d’Arche 2013 – 2nd Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château d’Arche 2013 – 2nd Cru Classé de Sauternes

The nose reveals notes of candied fruits (pineapple, pear) with a touch of honey. This wine expresses fruity notes of ripe exotic fruits (especially pineapple), white fruits and citrus. The palate is elegant, fresh and well balanced. It also expresses a small woody note. Good fruity length.

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Château Filhot 2013 – 2nd Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Filhot 2013 – 2nd Cru Classé de Sauternes

The nose reveals notes of exotic fruits (pineapple, mango), citrus and sweet spices. The palate is very sweet, moderately intense. It expresses notes of pineapple, citrus and pear. There is a little freshness on the finish. Good length.

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2008 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2008 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Finesse and balance are at the rendezvous of this vintage. The nose is focused on candied citrus fruits. The attack offers notes of lemon. The palate is suave, well-balanced, pure and expresses notes of lemons, clementines and pineapples associated with a few notes of honey, pears as well as spices. Good length.

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Château d’Yquem 2003 – 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur de Sauternes

Château d’Yquem 2003 – 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur de Sauternes

The nose is pleasant, elegant and fruity. It expresses notes of exotic fruits (mango, pineapple), flowers, vanilla and slightly pear and caramel. The palate is intense, fruity, very syrupy but well-balanced ease thanks to a little acidity. In mouth fruits notes are well defined. It includes notes of pineapple, mango and pineapple.

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2013 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2013 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

A wine certainly unfinished but already promising. It expresses notes of flowers, citrus (lemon) and nectarine. Notes of suffers on the nose. The sweetness is high but the aging should remedy that. A vintage that will be interesting to taste again in few years.

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2012 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2012 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Nose a bit discreet but it should open and flourish over time. It expresses notes of apricots, sweet clementines and associated with aromas of white flowers white fruit. Finesse and persistence in the mouth. The sweetness is a bit high but this wine still need to wait at least 5 years. A promising wine that will…

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2011 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2011 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

A wine that needs to be oxygenated before tasting. Still a lot of residual sugar but it should fade with time. The nose shows small hints of white flowers, lemons and honey. Freshness and concentration in the mouth. This wine also expresses candied pineapple notes mouth. Nice finish with fruity (dried apricot).

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2010 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2010 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

A wine with a good complexity, pure and elegant. The nose expresses notes of exotic fruits, apricots, nectarines, nuts and accompanied by some spicy white fruits (vanilla). In mouth this wine reveals notes of orange peel and spices. Freshness in the mouth. Good length. 

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2009 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis 2009 – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

A nice complex nose with notes of fruits pulp, pineapple, peaches, apricots. In mouth the wine is well-balanced, charming and with a touch of freshness and acidity. It expresses notes of citrus, honey along with some toast and spices (vanilla). Pretty long and “gourmand” finish.

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Château Rabaud-Promis – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Rabaud-Promis – 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Finesse and balance for this vintage. The nose is covered candied citrus. The attack is on notes of lemon. In mouth the wine is sweet, well-balanced, pure and expresses notes of lemons, clementines and pineapple together and some pear and honeyed notes and spices.

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