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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2019

$67.99
Château Suduiraut 2019 reveals a beautiful, intense golden yellow colour. It offers an open nose of yellow fruits such as peach and nectarine, vanilla followed by a touch of oak. After aeration, it develops candied fruits, mineral and iodine notes. The attack in the mouth is unctuous, with a velvety mouthfeel. There are aromas of peach, spices such as curry and a hint of saffron. The balance is very interesting and gives the wine great elegance. The finish is round, with notes of white pepper and Espelette chilli, combined with a lovely freshness.

Professional Scores

96

The flagship Sauternes, the 2019 Château Suduiraut is 94% Semillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc brought up in 50% new French oak. A stunning bouquet of caramelized peach, orange marmalade, honey, lavender, and citrus pith gives way to a medium to full-bodied Sauternes with impressive sweetness, a rich, expansive mouthfeel, and a vibrant spine of freshness that keeps it lively and balanced. Barrel Sample 94-96 Points

Jeb Dunnuck

95

The 2019 Suduiraut stands out as one of the most comprehensive and impeccably crafted wines from the Sauternes region in this solar vintage. Offering up a complex, spicy bouquet of curry leaf, cardamon, white pepper, ripe orchard fruits and menthol mingled with touches of vanilla pod and pineapple, followed by a medium to full-bodied, round and gourmand palate, it’s also concentrated and rich with a perfumed, fleshy core of fruit that segues into a long, mineral and ethereal finish. This blend of 94% Sémillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc, harvested between September 17 and October 30, in three tries, was matured for 20 months in oak barrels and contains 130 grams per liter of residual sugar. It's worth noting that, in this vintage, the arrival of botrytis following 60 millimeters of late-harvest rainfall severely impacted the remaining crop, yielding a mere seven hectoliters per hectare.

Wine Advocate
375ml