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De Malle 1990 75cl

2ème Cru Classé | Sauternes | Bordeaux | France
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93 Wine Spectator
Gorgeous wine. Golden color. Intense aromas of butterscotch, honey, pineapple and mango. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with lots of botrytis character and a long, long finish.--1990 Bordeaux retrospective. Drink now. 5,500 cases made. ?JS
90 Robert Parker
The results of this tasting were extremely interesting, as I and most Bordeaux brokers and enthusiasts believed that Chateau de Malle's 1990 was the finest sweet wine the estate had made in decades. Certainly it is an outstanding effort, and given the reasonable price, it is a noteworthy purchase. The 1990 is full-bodied, with excellent sweetness, fine purity, and plenty of rich, honeyed fruit buttressed by noticeable new oak. It has not yet developed the complexity and aromatics displayed by the 1988, but the 1990 is clearly an outstanding effort for the vintage. It should evolve gracefully for 10-15 years.
16 Rene Gabriel
98: Intensives Gelb; leuchtend. Offenes, angenehm süsses Bouquet, feiner Agrumentouch darin. Im Gaumen leicht pflanzlicher Einschlag vermischt mit einer versöhnlichen, weichen Süsse. 16/20 trinken – 2020
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Château de Malle
Ranked as a Grand Cru Classé, Château de Malle is also a historic monument found in Sauternes. Open to the public, this estate is surrounded by magnificent Italian styled gardens. Stretching over some of the most sought after land of three communes, Preignac, Toulenne and Fargues, the vineyards straddle the two great appellations, the Graves and the Fargues. After the sudden passing of her husband in the late 1980s, Comtesse de Bournazel has produced exemplary Sauternes ever since. The 55-hectare property is covered by Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle vines. The grapes are meticulously hand-harvested to ensure top-maturity, before starting the vinification where the wine is aged in small new-oak barrels for 30 months. The resulting wines are fine and elegant examples of the region, growing in opulence and intensity vintage after vintage. Balanced between fullness and finesse, the Grand Vin De Malle is a very aromatic white, with hints of ripe apricot, lime blossom and acacia honey.