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2007 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
Ready - at best
17/20
Jancis Robinson MW
18/20
Neal Martin MW
94/100
Product: 20078007007
2007 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux

Description

This is an exceptional Coutet: a pale-coloured paragon of delicacy and concentration, as befits this leading Barsac. The nose is beautiful, with zingy peach, orange blossom and an intriguing smokiness. The pure, apricot and lemon tart palate is wonderfully elegant with fresh acidity and an exceptional sweetness, typical of 2007, that will reveal increasing complexity as the wine matures.
Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2007
Maturity Ready - at best
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Coutet, Barsac

Critics reviews

17/20
This property has been producing some outstanding wines in recent vintages. The sample was cloudy and not showing much on the nose, but there is a lot of concentration and candied fruit. Not as fresh as expected. Should move up.
Decanter.com
Jancis Robinson MW 18/20
"Mid honeyed gold. Strong botrytis. Massive richness - real tingle factor and excitement. Long and very thorough and intriguing. Lots of development still to come. Still chewy. Energetic. Long." jancis_robinson_mw – www.JancisRobinson.com – Apr 08
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2008)
Neal Martin MW 94/100
Tasted single blind against its peers. The Chateau Coutet 2007 has a very intense bouquet with lemon curd and orange blossom mixed with clear honey. There is impressive precision here, almost crystalline. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine viscous entry, great weight and intensity with racy acidity. There is also much tension cutting through the layers of viscous fruit on the sorbet-like finish. This is a typical Coutet through and through and it should age effortlessly over 20-30 years. Tasted January 2011.Neil Martin - 29/02/2012
Neal Martin MW, (Feb 2012)

About this wine

Chateau Coutet, Barsac

Château Coutet is one of the largest Barsac properties and has been owned by the Baly family since 1977. Coutet is located in the south of the appellation and the 35 hectares of vineyards are planted with Sémillon (75%), Sauvignon Blanc (23%) and Muscadelle (2%). Vinification takes place in oak barrels, before 18 months' extended oak ageing. The wines are aromatically complex and recent vintages have seen added concentration. Coutet's Cuvée Madame is produced in tiny quantities (often less than 1,500 bottles) and is named after a previous housekeeper at Coutet. It is produced from a special parcel of vines and when produced (which is rarely) is one of the richest and most concentrated sweet wines in Bordeaux. Coutet is classified as a Sauternes 1er Cru Classé.
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