Château Coutet, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac, 2005
There is rich botrytis here, lovely weight of fruit and a steady build up of creamy texture and baked banana flavour. Good acidity encourages a long finish, a pretty and very well made wine.
critic reviews
The 2005 Coutet has a perfumed and well-defined nose with orange rind, marmalade, barley sugar and light wild honey scents. The palate is fresh on the entry and very focused, with crisp acidity and a bright, tensile, very pure finish. Excellent. Tasted at the 2005 Sauternes horizontal held at Château Coutet.
Medium to deep straw-gold in color, the 2005 Coutet delivers alluring candied nut scents of praline and honey walnuts over a core of dried apricots and mangos with a touch of pineapple upside-down cake. Full-on hedonic in the mouth, it has opulent layers and just enough freshness, finishing long.