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Chateau Respide Medeville Bordeaux Blanc 2006/08 Graves 750ml (120120)
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Cellar/Tasting Notes
This is a wine that combines racy acidity, tingling minerality and lush creaminess better than no other wine. They are typically a proportionate blend of semillon and sauvignon blanc, with the occasional smattering of muscadelle. The two anchor varietals could not be more diametrically opposed and is the reason why you get such a cool wine.
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Chateau Carmes de Rieussec 2005 Sauternes 750ml (126851)
| WS: 90 |
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Wine Spectator (WS): 90
JS: "Shows licorice, fennel and dried lemon, with hints of honey. Full-bodied, dense and medium sweet, showing lots of honey, apple tart and cream. Long and syrupy. The second wine of Rieussec. Best after 2010. 6,250 cases made."
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Lieutenant Sigalas 2004 Sauternes 750ml (167713)
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Cellar/Tasting Notes
This blend of 80% semillon, 19% sauvignon and 1% muscadelle is the second wine of the wonderful Sauternes property Sigalas-Rabaud. This very fine value sticky is a must for the holidays or a birthday/anniversary celebration. Extremely spicy on the nose, some coconut nuances on the palate. Very clean and well-balanced.
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Chateau Guiraud 2005 Sauternes 375ml Half Bottle (323815)
| WA: 91 | WS: 97 |
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Cellar/Tasting Notes
Spicy, with dried apricot and lemon character. Full, yet tight and long. Medium sweet, with a spicy finish. An impressive racy style.
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (WA): 91
Wine Spectator (WS): 97
JS: "Delivers lots of botrytis spice, with lemon tart and cooked apple. Full-bodied, with loads of cream and vanilla and an intense tropical fruit and honey aftertaste. Long and viscous, with a layered and beautiful spicy finish. Hard not to drink it now. Best after 2014. 8,000 cases made."
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Chateau de Malle 2005 Sauternes 750 ml (126852)
| WS: 92 |
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Wine Spectator (WS): 92
JS: "Green apple, toffee and lemon tart aromas open to a full body. Very sweet, with caramel, cooked apple and light vanilla flavors. Long and flavorful. Dense and sweet. Best after 2009."
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Chateau Suduiraut 2005 Sauternes 375ml Half Bottle (323819)
| IWC: 92-94 |
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Steven Tanzer (IWC): 92-94
"Full, bright yellow-gold. Discreet but ripe and rich nose offers apricot, marzipan and honey. Wonderfully plump, sweet and full, with uncommon depth and concentration to its flavors of soft ripe apricot, pineapple and spices. Offers an exhilarating combination of silky texture and sheer intensity. The nectar-like, rot-ennobled finishing flavors stain the palate and go on and on. This should evolve in bottle for three or four decades."
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Future-Arrival Sale: Sigalas Rabaud 2009 Sauternes 750ml PRE - ARRIVAL (191024)
| WA: 95-97 |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (WA): 95-97
"The Sigalas-Rabaud has a well defined nose: grapefruit, nectarine, honey and lime, much more primal than some of the other 2009s. The palate is very well balanced with excellent acidity: apricot, honeysuckle, a touch of orange zest and then vibrant white peach bursting across the finish with lime flower and lemongrass on the aftertaste. Wonderful persistency, power and freshness. Without question: the 2009 is the best Sigalas-Rabaud that I have tasted and this nectar comes highly recommended."
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Chateau Coutet 2005 Barsac 750 ml (126853)
| WA: 92+ | WS: 91 |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (WA): 92+
No tasting note given.
Wine Spectator (WS): 91
JS: "Spice, dried pineapple, honey and light apricot aromas, like freshly crushed grapes. Full-bodied and very sweet, with masses of crushed fruit character and a long finish. Best after 2010."
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La Tour Blanche 2005 Sauternes 750 ml (126855)
| WA: 93 | WS: 92 |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (WA): 93
Wine Spectator (WS): 92
JS: "Subtle aromas of honey, lemon peel, cream, vanilla and apple pie follow through to a thick palate, with lots of sweetness. There's also loads of clove and other spices. Not as exciting as from barrel, but still outstanding."
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Chateau Guiraud 2005 Sauternes 750 ml (125099)
| WS: 97 |
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Wine Spectator (WS): 97
#4 Wine of the Top 100 of 2008 "Delivers lots of botrytis spice, with lemon tart and cooked apple. Full-bodied, with loads of cream and vanilla and an intense tropical fruit and honey aftertaste. Long and viscous, with a layered and beautiful spicy finish. Hard not to drink it now. Best after 2014."
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