CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2007 vs CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2016
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2016 currently starts £2.55 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £59.50 | £56.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Dessert & sweet | Dessert & sweet |
| Grape | Sauv Blanc, Sémillon | Muscadelle, Sauv Blanc, Sémillon |
| ABV | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2007
The 2007 Rieussec is a blend of 87% Semillon, 4.5% Muscadelle and 8.5% Sauvignon Blanc picked between 13 September and 31 October. It has an almost Barsac-like bouquet with barley sugar joining the ginger and honeyed notes, quite powerful although I feel this is just going through a sullen patch at the moment. The palate is very pure and balanced with a wonderful seam of acidity that slices through the viscous botrytis fruit, quite spicy on the finish, although it does not possess the persistence of the 2005 or 2009, just cutting away swiftly.
CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2016
The 2018 Rieussec has plenty of botrytis on the nose, along with scents of honey, white peach, saffron, lanolin and walnut that gain intensity with aeration. The very well balanced palate presents a viscous opening and a fine bead of acidity. Generous and poised, with hints of marzipan and Turkish Delight decorating the finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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