Frankrike

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

Muscadelle

Ch. Carmes De Rieussec

Chateau Rieussec Premier Cru Classe Sauternes

Bordeaux

Sauternes

Pale gold in colour, curling gunsmoke and cold ash aromatics on the opening, then widens and deepens to show grilled pineapple, mango, white pear, nectarine pit, sage and saffon. Skilfully balanced, lovely juice and texture, clear ageing ability. Mathieu Crosnier new technical director. 140g/l of residual sugar.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2024 Rieussec delivers delicate scents of cedar and lemon-ginger before opening out to a core of chamomile blossoms, grapefruit oil, and lime cordial. The palate is understated and nicely balanced with well-judged sweetness vs. tension, delivering a compelling minerality on the finish.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

A blend of 97% Semillon and 3% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2023 Rieussec has 148 g/l of residual sugar and a pH of 3.95. It is pale lemon-straw in color and zips out of the glass with spritely notes of lemon drops, fresh yellow apples, and grapefruit oil, leading to a fragrant undercurrent of lime blossoms, jasmine tea, and acacia honey. The palate is concentrated, with rich sweetness off-set by a laser-fine line of freshness, finishing long and zesty.

Intense and concentrated, orange blossom, truffle, citrus confit, marmalade, a luscious Rieussec from a vintage where Sauternes had to be patient for the noble rot to arrive. Estate director Jean de Roquefeuille has left Rieussec, and is now at Domaine d'Aussières (also DBR Lafite) in the Languedoc, with the Sauternes property now headed up by Mathieu Crosnier. New bottle shape also since the (excellent quality) 2019 vintage.

Excellent quality, vibrant gold colour, sharp citrus, pineapple, mango and lime zest acidities, opulent and silk-strewn texture that closes in and grips through the finish, finishing with a mint leaf signoff. Accomplished and enjoyable, mouthwatering and tightrope walking. Jean de Roquefeuil technical director (now left for DBR's Languedoc estate Aussières), Ondine Sanfins viticulturalist creating a library of vines for massal selection. First year of organic conversion.

The 2020 Rieussec has a pale lemon-straw color. It offers up vibrant, gregarious notes of fresh pineapple, juicy apricots, and spiced pears, leading to suggestions of allspice, orange blossom, and almond tart. The palate is lively and intense, with a gorgeous satiny texture and a crisp line lifting the hedonic fruit to a long finish.

Expertly constructed, with luxuriously intense pineapple, mango and apricot pit flavours matched step for step by bitter orange peel, lime juice and tingling grated ginger. Sauternes doesn't always manage to deliver such a mouth-watering mix of satin texture set against pinpoint acidity, but the late harvest 2019 - botrytis arrived when the nights were cool - made for some exceptionally successful wines in the appellation, even if yields were tiny. This is a delicious Rieussec, full of personality, and its 120g/l residual sugar leaves its trace in texture rather than in weight. First year of organic certification.

The 2018 Rieussec is pale to medium lemon-yellow in color. It is closed and a little smudged on the nose, with vague apples and pears, plus hints of white pepper and paraffin wax. It tastes of fruit preserves in the mouth, with soft acidity and a warm finish. 

Pale straw-gold in color, the 2014 Rieussec sashays out with showy notes of honeydew melon, poached pears, and acacia honey followed by nuances of nutmeg and saffron. The palate is seductively rich, with just enough freshness and a decadent finish.

The 2013 Rieussec is pale to medium straw-gold in color. It offers delicate, understated scents of lemon curd, lime blossoms, and mandarin peel with wafts of chalk dust, beeswax, and marzipan. The palate is rich and viscous, with plenty of vibrant citrus flavors and a racy backbone, finishing chalky.

An excellent vintage for Sauternes, and this Rieussec at that stage of sweet wines when they are almost bone dry on the finish, with the sweetness coming through instead in the silky texture, and a kick of opulent mango on the opening. Tawny in colour, the dominant flavours here are marmalade, mandarin, lemon, bitter almond and white truffle.

Delikat sødme, men perfekt balansert. Vinner på 10 år til i kjelleren. (94+)

Expert

Almost no trace of sweetness as it hits the 53 year mark, just waves of saffron, orange zest, savoury lemon rind and juicy citrus. A beautiful wine that has weight through the palate without being heavy, showcasing the success that Sauternes found in this vintage compared to most of Bordeaux. 50% new oak. Bought by the Rothschilds in 1984, at this point Rieussec was in the hands of Alain Vuillier.

Var moden, men kunne hatt høyere syre og mer frukt.

2024	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2023	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2022	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2021	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Spektakulær
2020	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell

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Produsent	Ch. Carmes De Rieussec
Årgang	2024
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Sauternes
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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