2009 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux

This is intense and very rich, with a very sweet tropical fruit character from mangos, pineapples, and papayas. Full-bodied and lively, with so much going on. I love the intensity to this. The botrytis is almost burning—barrel sample. james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (January 2011)

The 2009 Suduiraut, aged in 55% new oak, is surprisingly closed at first, but it soon awakens with aeration and begins revving its motor. It has a divine bouquet with honey, chamomile, yellow flowers and nectarine, building layer upon layer. The palate is medium-bodied with a viscous opening, a beautiful razor-sharp line of acidity that effortlessly slices through all that pure botrytised fruit. Notes of quince and clementine emerge as it fans out wonderfully on the finish. It remains the benchmark Suduiraut of recent years. Period. 153gm/L residual sugar, 14.0% alcohol, 3.6gm/L total acidity. Tasted at the Suduiraut vertical at the château.Drink 2020 - 2070Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (April 2018)

Particularly bright gold. Low-key nose. Very round – not quite as refreshing as some but very satisfying. Big and sweet. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - January 2013 Big and rich and bold and overwhelming almost. A bit of spice and so much sugar! This deserves very high points for its combination of sweetness and purity. Great weight. Really very good indeed. Bravo AXA for allowing these decisions. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - April 2010

As in 2008, a triumph! Glorious fruit content, nobility of body, balance, taste and aftertaste, perfect precise winemaking, immense future. Is it the best since 1899 or 1928? I say yes, without any doubt!

Pear and lemon pie aromas and flavors. Full and powerful, with lots of sweet fruit and a long, spicy finish. Racy, layered and beautiful. james_suckling - Wine Spectator - April 2010

The 2009 is one of the greatest wines ever produced from the estate. It has a riveting bouquet of quince, honey, pear and a touch of clarified butter that is beautifully defined, offering scents of yellow flowers with continued aeration. It is a little heavier and more intense than its peers at this stage. The palate is beautifully balanced with perfectly judged acidity and immense purity. The finish offers crisp honey, quince and clementine notes laden with botrytis that is counterpoised by wonderful acidity. It possesses an unerring sense of completeness and composure that is irresistible. Bravo! Drink now-2050.Neil Martin - 28/02/2013

Tasted blind. Dark gold. Very intense and lively and charming. This is so easy to love! Masses of sweetness, and it’s clean. Suduiraut? Long and rich. Less acidity than wine 10 [Rieussec 2009].Drink 2022 - 2055jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (March 2019)

Luscious, enticing with a silky smooth texture, full of saffron, quince, apricot, white truffle, citrus and pineapple. Endlessly complex, sweet but not cloying, this is a brilliant example of Satuernes' ability to seduce, from an estate that comprises sand, clay and gravel, aged in 70% new oak. Residual sugar of 150g/l. Tasted blind.Drink 2020 - 2042jane_anson_mw, Decanter.com (October 2020)