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2011 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
18.5/20
James Molesworth
93-96/100
Neal Martin MW
95/100
Product: 20118013961
2011 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Description

Rieussec is always such a benchmark Sauternes and seems to deliver reliably year in, year out. The bouquet is more opulent than some, with classic aromas of ripe stone fruit allied to a honied richness, while the palate has a creamy texture and lovely complexity and intensity.

The finish is long and balanced and the overall impression is of a deeply rewarding wine. Still, one can feel a great sense of freshness, which seems to me to becoming one of the hallmarks, and a very attractive one, too, of this vintage in Sauternes.
Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2011
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Rieussec

Critics reviews

18.5/20
Departing from its usual unctuous style, this vintage displays great purity and lifted, elegant flavours. Great concentration of flavours and amazing complexity. Exotic fruits and floral notes are typical of Rieussec. A precise, detailed wine with a long finish.
Decanter.com
James Molesworth 93-96/100
A very ripe, juicy, spicy style, with bold apricot, tangerine, toasted almond and papaya notes. Shows lots of power, with the length to match. A winner in the making. Wine Spectator's 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 9, 2012
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2012)
Neal Martin MW 95/100
The 2011 Rieussec, a blend of 95% Semillon, 2% Sauvignon Blanc and 3% Muscadelle is an absolute dream. There is wonderful precision and mineralit on the nose, the new oak more integrated than a few months ago. The palate is beautifully balanced with clear honey, brioche and pralines, a sensual Rieussec that is utterly charming, hints of nougat and almond lingering on the long finish. Gorgeous! Tasted April 2016.Neil Martin - 31/01/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Jan 2017)

About this wine

Chateau Rieussec

Château Rieussec is one of the richest and most exotic of all Sauternes, producing particularly good wines in the late 1980s and the mid 1990s. Rieussec has been owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild since 1985 and is located at one of the highest points of Sauternes in the village of Fargues where its vineyards border those of Château d`Yquem.
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