Château Coutet 2021 – Barsac 1er Cru Classé

Château Coutet 2021 – Barsac 1er Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh, racy and shows a certain minerality, a fine straightness. There are notes of crisp flat peach, white flowers and, more slightly, fresh verbena combined with fine touches of fresh lychee and a subtle hint of quince, fresh quince, a subtle hint of lemon and fresh physalis. The palate is fruity…

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Château du Tertre Blanc 2021 – Vin de France

Château du Tertre Blanc 2021 – Vin de France

(25% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Viognier, 12% Chardonnay, 38% Gros Manseng) The nose is elegant, precise, tight and reveals relative power and some intensity. There are notes of quenette, green apple and more lightly citrus fruits combined with touches of white flowers, lychee, a hint of quenette, a discreet hint of eucalyptus and a subtle touch…

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Château Doisy-Daëne 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

Château Doisy-Daëne 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

The nose is nicely fresh and shows delicacy and mastery. There are notes of fresh tangerine, kumquat and, more slightly, quince, combined with touches of crushed yellow fruit, as well as hints of dried apricot, a subtle hint of fresh bean/racy minerality and a very discreet hint of roasted pineapple. The palate is fruity and…

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Château d’Arche 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

Château d’Arche 2021 – Sauternes 2ème Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity and reveals a fine compote character. There are notes of applesauce, crushed pear and, to a lesser extent, fresh lychee, combined with hints of sweet lemon/crystalline citrus and discreet hints of white flowers. The palate is fruity and demonstrates juiciness, minerality, good definition, a certain gourmandize, some unctuosity, a nice…

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Château Rieussec 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château Rieussec 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, complex and shows some intensity, concentration, freshness and a fine crispness. There are notes of crushed peach, fleshy/crushed white berries with hints of star fruit, fresh quince with fine lemon, racy minerality/fresh grapes, subtle/delicate hints of beeswax, spices and a very discreet hint of verbena, fresh sap and brioche. The palate…

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Château Rayne Vigneau 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château Rayne Vigneau 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, tight and reveals pulpiness, freshness and a certain richness. There are notes of stewed nectarine, small white fruits in syrup combined with touches of quince, candied mirabelle plum, white flowers as well as discreet hints of saffron, cypress and a subtle touch of candied zest mandarin. The palate is nicely fresh,…

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Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, mineral and racy. There are notes of vine peach in syrup, crushed green apple and, more slightly, kumquat, combined with fine touches of mandarin peel, fresh lychee, as well as a subtle hint of lemon blossom and an imperceptible touch of almond. The palate is fruity, nicely fresh, elegant, balanced…

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Château La Tour Blanche 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château La Tour Blanche 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity, racy and shows elegance and a nice minerality. There are notes of fresh/juicy peach, yuzu and more lightly fresh citrus, combined with fine touches of fresh lychee, racy minerality and discreet hints of yellow berries. The palate is fruity, discreetly tight and demonstrates juiciness, an acidic structure, minerality, good definition,…

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Château Suduiraut 2021 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Suduiraut 2021 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers power (in delicacy), a certain concentration. There are notes of quenette, crystallised vine peach and, more slightly, verbena combined with touches of crystallised quince, kumquat, dried apricot, a subtle hint of roasted pineapple, a discreet hint of exotic candied yellow fruit, fine hints of nutmeg, vanilla and a…

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Château Beychevelle 2021 – Saint-Julien

Château Beychevelle 2021 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, revealing pulpiness, a nice definition/fleshiness of the fruit and a certain purity. There are notes of pulpy raspberry, fleshy/juicy black cherry and, more slightly, fairly ripe strawberry associated with fine touches of redcurrant as well as discreet hints of blond tobacco, blueberry, liquorice, a subtle hint of sap, and a fine…

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