Château de Malle
Sauternes Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc
Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, France
On the delicate side with conviction. Balanced acid integration.
On the delicate side with conviction. Balanced acid integration.
Jun 18th, 2017
TSWC. This was excellent. Subtle but with a good punch to it - sweetness without being sickly. Very much enjoyed it.
TSWC. This was excellent. Subtle but with a good punch to it - sweetness without being sickly. Very much enjoyed it.
Jan 21st, 2024
Quite a bitter kick on this sticky.
Quite a bitter kick on this sticky.
Mar 26th, 2021
Visible residual crystals dancing on the bottom. Only a thirty minute decant, followed by cork replacement and a further thirty on ice. For me, the acidity is lacking 15 years on. It has lovely apricot and honey that are on full display, but that’s most of the story. I like my Sauternes/Barsac to be a little more business and only slightly casual; it’s not all flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts. When in perfect balance, the acidity and sweetness cause a great battle to commence. On the one hand, the lingering sweetness and texture should invite you to immediately revisit another sip. But you pause. And you do that only because you have a fear that, if you sip it too fast, a ripping acidity damage your tastebuds. That’s a dessert wine.
Visible residual crystals dancing on the bottom. Only a thirty minute decant, followed by cork replacement and a further thirty on ice. For me, the acidity is lacking 15 years on. It has lovely apricot and honey that are on full display, but that’s most of the story. I like my Sauternes/Barsac to be a little more business and only slightly casual; it’s not all flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts. When in perfect balance, the acidity and sweetness cause a great battle to commence. On the one hand, the lingering sweetness and texture should invite you to immediately revisit another sip. But you pause. And you do that only because you have a fear that, if you sip it too fast, a ripping acidity damage your tastebuds. That’s a dessert wine.
Jul 17th, 2020I’m really starting to dig this aged Sauternes game. 😉
I’m really starting to dig this aged Sauternes game. 😉
Dec 27th, 2019
