Château Doisy Daëne, 2ème Cru Classé, Barsac, 2005
The usual floral notes on the nose, coupled with lime marmalade and botrytised fruit; on the palate there is great freshness and elegance, and a long delicate finish. A decidedly terroir-based, feminine and seductive wine from Denis Dubourdieu, the leading white wine œnologist in Bordeaux.
critic reviews
Medium to deep straw-gold in color, the 2005 Doisy Daene shoots forth with pronounced lime jelly, lemon marmalade, and dried mango scents plus hints of caramel waffles, shortbread, and hazelnut butter. Concentrated and powerful in the mouth, it delivers loads of savory and nut layers with a long, honeyed finish.
Good full, bright yellow. Honey and marzipan on the rather stunted nose. Then supersweet, dense and tactile, but with the ripe pineapple and marzipan flavors currently muted by sulfur dioxide. Shows the power of the vintage but will need time to express itself.