Blanc Dubois

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1999

Yellow gold with copper hue, quite thin pale rim . Caramelised pineapple, saffron , vanilla , creme brûlée , quite rich and decadent. On the palate again quite rich , barley sugar , creme brûlée and saffron, just enough acidity to balance and a little alcoholic warmth . On the medium length finish , lemon rind and a touch of caramel . This is probably at peak now , just misses a little vibrancy , freshness, however successful for the vintage . Drink now and over the next 10- 15 years — 2 days ago

Ira, Jeroen and 5 others liked this

Château Coutet

Sauternes-Barsac Sémillon Blend

Paul K
9.2

This is the third Sauternes I’ve ever had. The first two were crazy good d’Yquems. This was gifted open so I thought we could try tonight with dinner. Didn’t have high expectations but really pleasantly surprised!
Pairing really great with the salad I whipped up. Pretty proud of it actually; quinoa, tomato, cucumber, steamed broccoli, mixed greens, chicken, and poppyseed dressing.
— 18 days ago

Ray, Tom and 12 others liked this

Klein Constantia

Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Muscat à Petits Grains 2019

Very good expression with the entertaining of lychee and other bright floral perfumes. Lacks the tension between freshness and botrytis of the best vintages — 2 days ago

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Château Rieussec

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2016

This is still young but drinking superbly. Plenty of acidity to offset the sweetness, very long finish. Aromas and flavors of pineapple, orange blossom, honey, peach, apricot, dried apricot, ripe pear, candied lemon, ginger, saffron, vanilla - so much going on in the glass! Exceptional wine with excellent balance of sweetness, flavor intensity and acidity. Has many years ahead of it but hard to resist now. — 8 days ago

Bob, Tom and 12 others liked this

Château Guiraud

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2009

NOSE: apricot jelly…pineapple…vanilla cookie.

TASTE: peach, mango, apricot, pineapple, vanilla cream, caramel. Cooked peach (like canned peach juice) lingers — lengthy finish. Almost over the top! 93.
— 12 days ago

Ray, Bob and 2 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2021

Better than the 20 for my palate, with a bit of freshness, but still not my cuppa — 7 days ago

Château Doisy-Védrines

Sauternes Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2001

Caramel, toffee, ripe fig and apricot. Loads of burnt honey botrytis. Rich and tertiary in the mouth. Delicious. Drink soonish. — 4 days ago

Joe, Ira and 17 others liked this
Doug Powers

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@Tom Casagrande, is that a 375 or a 750?
Tom Casagrande

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Half bottle

Ruinart

Dom Ruinart Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 1964

Woooow!!!! What the F……!!! 60 years young! What a privilege! Still mousse. Where is the 101/100 button — a month ago

Roman, Rob and 12 others liked this

Pine Ridge Vineyards

Clarksburg Chenin Blanc + Viognier Blend 2022

John Howard
9.0

Really good this vintage. — 12 days ago

Severn, Shay and 15 others liked this
Severn Goodwin

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Nice, this is so up/down year to year.
John Howard

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@Severn Goodwin yes it is. Good one currently.