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  • Country ranking ?

    734
  • Producer ranking ?

    7
  • Decanting time

    5h
  • When to drink

    now to 2050
  • Food Pairing

    Shredded Duck and Roasted Plum Salad with a Sesame Sauce

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The Story

The Château Coutet vines' deep roots extract elements from its terroir to give the grapes freshness, richness and strength. For this reason the estate carries the name "Coutet,” derived from the Gascon's word for knife, to signify the fresh, lively and crisp palate that is the wine's signature style. In its youth, the wines display generous notes of white flowers, citrus fruits, honey and vanilla. Ginger and pineapple are very typical aromas i...

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Weather conditions:
The year 2010 was drier and cooler than experienced previously. With the exception of the end of March, which was particularly warm and rainy, the beginning of the year was relatively dry and cold. Despite these circumstances, budbreak was not delayed and began on April 3rd. A mild and dry April regularized plant growth. After a return to cooler temperatures and a lack of rain in May, flowering took place during the warmer...

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Not that it is really earth-shattering information, but this was the vintage where Coutet swapped the writing of the vintage on the cork to across, not along it. They didn't like it and swapped back next vintage. This was a larger than usual vintage with around 50,000 bottles, rather than the average 42,000. It is a simply beautiful wine. Honey and florals. Lovely balanced sweetness. Fresh with good underlying acidity. Rich honey notes. Clean and fresh. Really lovely. This has a massive future ahead of it.
  • 95p

Golden, pure, fresh, lively, beautifully structured, great balance, but somehow lacks some complexity for me, good length. 

 

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Barsac, Sauternes
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