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Rieussec 2001 150cl

1er Cru Classé | Sauternes | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
100 Wine Spectator
Like lemon curd on the nose, turning to honey and caramel. Full-bodied and very sweet, with fantastic concentration of ripe and botrytized fruit, yet balanced and refined. Electric acidity. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is absolutely mind-blowing. This is the greatest young Sauternes I have ever tasted. Best after 2010. 12,500 cases made. –JS
100 Wine Spectator
Like lemon curd on the nose, turning to honey and caramel. Full-bodied and very sweet, with fantastic concentration of ripe and botrytized fruit, yet balanced and refined. Electric acidity. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is absolutely mind-blowing. This is the greatest young Sauternes I have ever tasted. Best after 2010. 12,500 cases made. –JS
100 James Suckling
This is a crazy wine! It’s sweet, but not sugary. Mushrooms, furniture wax, spices then dried oranges, lemons, pineapples, and just a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, with great density and power, yet balanced and refined. So amazing, but give this five to six years still. Pull the cork in 2016.
99 Robert Parker
A monumental effort, the 2001 Rieussec boasts a light to medium gold color in addition to a fabulous perfume of honeysuckle, smoky oak, caramelized tropical fruits, creme brulee, and Grand Marnier. The wine is massive and full-bodied yet neither over the top nor heavy because of good acidity. With intense botrytis as well as a 70-75-second finish, this amazing Sauternes will be its apogee between 2010-2035.
99 Robert Parker
A monumental effort, the 2001 Rieussec boasts a light to medium gold color in addition to a fabulous perfume of honeysuckle, smoky oak, caramelized tropical fruits, creme brulee, and Grand Marnier. The wine is massive and full-bodied yet neither over the top nor heavy because of good acidity. With intense botrytis as well as a 70-75-second finish, this amazing Sauternes will be its apogee between 2010-2035.
19 Rene Gabriel
02: Fassprobe: Intensives, dichtes Gelb. Reiches, vielschichtiges Bouquet mit pfeffriger Botrytis, Mirabellen, Aprikosen und Dörrfrüchten. Im Gaumen dicker Körper zeigend, der aber durch die lebendige Säure gut ausbalanciert wird, gekochte Pfirsiche und eine schöne Vanillenote von der gut eingepassten Barrique, bewegendes Sauternes-Erlebnis mit dramatischer Länge. Gehört klar zu den Leadern. 06: Im Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg als süsses Finale eine Montags-Wein-Lunch. Viel Rosinentöne, die Botrytis ist sehr kompakt. Im Gaumen momenten etwas zu süss, weil verschlossen. Etwa 5 Jahre warten lohnt sich, obwohl sich der Wein auch jetzt schon unverschämt locker trinkt. trinken ( - 2060)
19 Rene Gabriel
02: Fassprobe: Intensives, dichtes Gelb. Reiches, vielschichtiges Bouquet mit pfeffriger Botrytis, Mirabellen, Aprikosen und Dörrfrüchten. Im Gaumen dicker Körper zeigend, der aber durch die lebendige Säure gut ausbalanciert wird, gekochte Pfirsiche und eine schöne Vanillenote von der gut eingepassten Barrique, bewegendes Sauternes-Erlebnis mit dramatischer Länge. Gehört klar zu den Leadern. 06: Im Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg als süsses Finale eine Montags-Wein-Lunch. Viel Rosinentöne, die Botrytis ist sehr kompakt. Im Gaumen momenten etwas zu süss, weil verschlossen. Etwa 5 Jahre warten lohnt sich, obwohl sich der Wein auch jetzt schon unverschämt locker trinkt. trinken ( - 2060)
Producer
Château Rieussec
Under the same ownership as Lafite-Rothschild, the Château Rieussec vineyard is one of the largest properties in Sauternes and Barsac. The 93-hectare estate stretches from the border of Fargues and Sauternes, neighboring the vines of rival Château d’Yquem. Since 1984, Rieussec has belonged to Domaines Barons de Rothschild. They have made large investments in the cellar, as well as in the vineyards. This increase in quality-conscious procedures, including grape selection has led to smaller production numbers - here a single vine produces about a glass of wine. Fermentation is carried out in new-oak barriques, made by their very own cooper. The resulting wines are consistently powerful but classically structured, showing the opulence of Sauternes in an age-worthy Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc blend. This First Growth estate is undoubtedly a reference-point for sweet wine producers around the world.