Château Suduiraut, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, 2025
Suduiraut (100% Sémillon) shows all the depth and power of the 2025 vintage with a beautifully textured, suave elegance. Made exclusively from Sémillon and picked a full six weeks after the dry whites, it was harvested in just three tries, mostly from the last two. Clocking in at 158g/l residual sugar, it exhibits mandarin, apricot, freshly-picked mint and sweet cantaloupe melon on the nose. Pineapple upside-down cake, acacia honey, blow-torched brown sugar and a hint of lemon posset rounding out the finish.
critic reviews
The 2025 Suduiraut is pure Sémillon, picked mostly after October 10 (there was a first picking of more passerillé fruit that constituted around 10% of the blend). It is mainly from the second trie, with a last picking at the end of October. There were a total of 10 days of picking. This has a fragrant bouquet with wild honey, linseed, saffron and light orange pith scents that blossom in the glass, though I would not describe it as intense, but very pure. The palate is well balanced, with a viscous opening, very pure botrytised fruit and a killer line of acidity. There is no heaviness here, and despite the 158 g/L residual sugar, it feels light on its toes. Oh yes.
The 2025 Suduiraut is 100% Sémillon picked six weeks later than the dry whites in the three tries, with most of the final blend coming from the last two picks. Tangerine oil, mint, white pepper and passion fruit are some of the notes that grace the palate. The 2025 is aromatic and light on its feet, but it also shows the natural depth and concentration of a vintage with yields of 13 hectoliters per hectare. Residual sugar is 158 grams per liter.