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Wine Description
The Story
Château Rieussec has been a leading wine in Sauternes for several generations. Ranked as a Premier Grand Cru in 1855, it is made with a subtle blend of Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle. Production varies a great deal depending on the vintage, but on average is about 6,000 cases (however, none was made in 1977, 1993 and 2012).
Blend: 90 to 95% Sémillon, 5 to 10% Muscadelle and Sauvignon
Ageing: in oak barrels from 18 to 26 months depen...
Vintage 1976
The 1976 wine vintage in Bordeaux was a highly irregular, forward-drinking, and unusual year that was heavily shaped by a historic and blistering summer heatwave. An intensely hot, drought-plagued summer pushed the grapes to maximum sugar ripeness, but heavy autumn downpours during the September harvest compromised what initially promised to be a legendary crop, diluting the fruit and inflating the berries. The resulting dry red wines were gen...
