2009 Rieussec (Sauternes)

Origin
Fargues, Barsac & Sauternes, Bordeaux FRANCE
Colour
white
Wine Style
sweet
Dominant Grape
Semillon
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
ready
Bottle Size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Alcohol
13.5%
Wine Score
97 points, Neal Martin, robertparker.com, January 2017

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2009 Rieussec (Sauternes)

Media Reviews

Neal Martin

The 2009 Rieussec is a blend of 84% Semillon (relatively low), 12% Sauvignon Blanc and 4% Muscadelle picked between 17 September and 15 October over four pickings. It has a rich and powerful bouquet that overshadows the 2010, decadent ripe quince, peach and dried honey scents, a dab of beeswax developing with time. The palate is wonderfully balanced with botrytis-rich fruit, a multilayered and opulent Rieussec that somehow maintains quite brilliant balance towards the minerally finish. This is one of the great wines from the estate in the modern age. Tasted April 2016. 97 points