Château Coutet

Château Coutet, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac, 2021

Name: Château Coutet, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac
Brand: Château Coutet
Price: 264.01 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

93-95/100

The Wine Independent

94/100

Vinous

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2021
12x37.5cl
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£264.01
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6x75cl
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£246.82
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2021
6x75cl
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A fresh and very pretty nose with orange blossom and candied orange aromas to the fore. Dried pineapple dots the elegant palate, supported by great acidity and lovely clear fruit. This is such a fine Sauternes, the product of a notoriously cold terroir that is always begins harvest 4-5 days after Climens and around 12 after Yquem. Sadly 90% of the harvest was lost to frost in 2021, but what remains is excellent. 135 grams of residual sugar, as opposed to a more normal 145 grams.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

No tasting notes available

drinking window 2024 - 2040

date of review 03/2024

94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Coutet has another refined and (for Coutet) low-key bouquet that gradually finds its voice: quince, white peach, pineapple and beeswax scents. A faint hint of saffron that surfaces with aeration. The palate is well-balanced and quite viscous, bearing superb weight and a clean and pure, beautifully defined, botrytis-rich finish. Touches of vanilla emerge on the aftertaste. Excellent.

drinking window 2025 - 2045

date of review 02/2024

93-95/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Pale to medium lemon-yellow in color, the 2021 Coutet has a wonderfully fragrant nose of lime blossoms, honeycomb, and marzipan over a core of lemon tart, juicy peaches, and spiced pears. The palate shimmers with energy and tension, delivering tightly packed stone fruit and spicy layers with a very long, opulent finish. Residual sugar around 130 g/l.

drinking window 2026 - 2046

date of review 05/2022

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

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13.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.