chateau suduiraut 1er cru classe sauternes

Château Suduiraut

Château Suduiraut, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, 2005

Name: Château Suduiraut, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes
Brand: Château Suduiraut
Price: 529.07 GBP

95/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2005
12x75cl
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£529.07

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Cherry blossom and white peach on the nose, delicate yet intense, with similar peach fruit character on the palate. Beautiful balance and length, with great fleshy sweetness through the palate.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2005 Suduiraut resulted from five different pickings. Everything was easy in the vineyard, but the wine struggled to ferment because of its richness. Pale to medium lemon-gold in color, it has a fabulously complex nose of creme caramel, praline, apricot preserves, and apple pie with hints of candied ginger and fallen leaves. Full-bodied and yet wonderfully refreshing, it has loads of savory and stone fruit layers, finishing long and nutty.

drinking window 2022 - 2050

date of review 07/2022

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2005 Suduiraut has been a curious vintage, the bottles perhaps a little more inconsistent than ensuing years. Here, the bouquet takes a while to get going, eventually settling with dried honey, quince and a touch of baking powder. The palate is well balanced with a viscous opening, delivering notes of orange rind, Clementine, white pepper and a slight nuttiness that becomes more conspicuous towards the finish. To be honest, I think a better Suduiraut could have been made in this propitious growing season and three or four bottles have tasted better in the past. 163gm/L residual sugar. Tasted at the Suduiraut vertical at the château.

drinking window 2019 - 2050

date of review 03/2019

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

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13.5%

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