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2011 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
Ready - mature
18.5/20
Neal Martin MW
93/100
James Molesworth
94-97/100
Product: 20111017656
2011 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Description

Tasted twice, and both times impressing with its finesse. A wonderful bouquet of honeyed orange zest and acacia, followed by great elegance on the palate with a laser-sharp sense of natural sweetness. Purity again the hallmark, as seems to be the case this year with the Sauternes.
Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2011
Maturity Ready - mature
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Suduiraut

Critics reviews

18.5/20
Opulence meets fresh acidity. Unctuous on the palate and heavier than its classic style with 150g per litre of residual sugar, but the firm acidity balances the sweetness well. A powerful wine that will age for decades.
Decanter.com
Neal Martin MW 93/100
Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Chteau Suduiraut 2011 has a muffled nose at first: dried honey and quince, wet wool and marzipan scents that gradually open up with aeration. Coming back after 10 minutes there is a heartwarming gingerbread note. The palate is viscous on the entry and full of tension. There is a keen line of acidity here, quite linear at first, but it fans out nicely toward the finish and offers notes of honey, mandarin and even a touch of rhubarb! This is a class act, a Sauternes that does not need to shout about its inherent qualities.Neil Martin - 28/02/2015
Neal Martin MW, (Feb 2015)
James Molesworth 94-97/100
Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together nicely. Wine Spectator's 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 9, 2012
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2012)

About this wine

Chateau Suduiraut

Château Suduiraut is located in the commune of Preignac and its vineyards border those of d`Yquem. The property has a long history stretching back to the 15th century. Only a solitary wing remains of the original château, as it was destroyed by the Duc d`Eperon in the 16th century. The present château was built in the 17th century by the Suduiraut family, who also commissioned a spectacular garden designed by Le Nôtre. Suduiraut was classified as a 1er Cru Classé in 1855.
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