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2015 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
For laying down
Jancis Robinson MW
18/20
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
96+/100
James Suckling
97-98/100
Product: 20158013961
2015 Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Description

Delicate aromas and flavours of hibiscus and peony, plus orchard fruit and honey. Elegant, fresh, juicy and vibrant. One of the more refined Sauternes of the vintage.
Drink: 2020-2030
Ian D’Agata - decanter.com
Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14
Maturity For laying down
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Rieussec

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18/20
Not that dark in colour - yet. Very sweet nose with great creamy texture. Big and brawny but it knows what it's doing. Pretty high alcohol. Some savoury notes. Very confident. Drink 2027-2050 jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2016
Drink 2027 - 2050
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2016)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 96+/100
A blend of 86% Smillon and 14% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2015 Rieussec reveals a bright, pale straw-gold color and is a little closed at this youthful stage, yet it offers wonderful purity and depth, featuring notes of lemon marmalade, orange blossoms, beeswax and acacia honey with hints of preserved kumquats and peach compote. Very elegant and fine in the medium to full-bodied mouth, it features a racy backbone cutting through the earthy and citrus layers, finishing long and spicy.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 17/02/2018
Drink 2027 - 2050
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Feb 2018)
James Suckling 97-98/100
The is a phenomenal wine with dried pineapple and pear aromas and flavors. Full, very sweet. Incredible depth and power. Super complex. james_suckling - jamessuckling_com - Apr 2016
Drink 2027 - 2050
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2016)

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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