2011 Rieussec Sauternes

95 pts - Wine Advocate

["Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Château Rieussec 2011 transcends its somewhat “middling” performance from barrel and delivers a knockout wine in bottle. For sure, it demonstrates a lot of vanilla from the new oak on the nose,

96 pts - Wine Spectator

["Intense, with ginger, yellow apple chutney, dried pineapple and papaya flavors coursing through a finish that brims with singed almond and lemon chiffon flavors. This retains a touch of youthful rawness, featuring a bitter orange note that's yet to be a

95 pts - Vinous

["Brilliant golden yellow. Knockout nose combines peach, citrus fruits, white flowers, saffron, honey and stone complicated by very pure lemony botrytis. Extremely deep and concentrated but youthfully closed, showing a powerful floral character to the pea

Producer: Rieussec
Vintage: 2011
Varietal: Sauternes
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Sauternes
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