CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2007 vs CHÂTEAU SUDUIRAUT 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2003

Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2007 currently starts £6.00 lower.

AvailabilityIn stockIn stock
Best current price£59.50£65.50
Current stockists1 merchant1 merchant
StyleDessert & sweetDessert & sweet
GrapeSauv Blanc, SémillonSauv Blanc, Sémillon, Muscadelle
ABV12.5%14%
Size750ml750ml
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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 SUDUIRAUT 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 2003

The 2003 Suduiraut is open and demonstrative, evoking aromas of apricot, baked pineapple and spices, overlaid by nuances of curry and saffron. Medium to full-bodied, it’s perfectly balanced with a precise, delicate mid-palate, a round and enveloping texture and a fleshy core of fruit, typical of Suduiraut’s clay terroirs, that segues into a long, mineral and tense finish. With 136 grams per liter of residual sugar, this is a blend of 90% Sémillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc picked between September 17 and October 1 in two tries.

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