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  • Country ranking ?

    1 497
  • Producer ranking ?

    48
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030

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The Story

Classed as a Premier Cru in 1855, it is made from grapes selected from the finest terroirs of the property. This wine is hand crafted at every stage of its elaboration and reveals remarkable finesse and complexity and a golden colour reminiscent of the sun that made it possible. With age the bright gold evolves to a dark amber colour.
With an extensive life-span, it powerfully and harmoniously combines fruit and floral aromas with roasted and...

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Wine Information

THE 1975 VINTAGE’S CONDITIONS 

After four difficult years, 1975 marked the return of some truly great vintages. A fine summer and an adequate harvest produced a very typical, powerful wine which required long ageing to soften. 

It was a classic harvest in October with 5 passages.

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Vintage 1975

Bordeaux: After four miserable vintages came the hot vintage of 1975 which briefly put Bordeaux wines in the spotlight once again. The unstable temperature of September turned into good weather for the harvest. The grapes were high in sugar, but many reds, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, lacked phenolic ripeness. This resulted in masculine and even aggressive reds with austere and even harsh tannins.

Wines from Graves and Pom...

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Tasting note

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Long, Round and Extensive

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Balanced, Good texture, Developing, Full-bodied, Rich, Vigor, Elegant and Medium-Sweet

Verdict

Full-bodied and Well made

Written Notes

Its dazzling old gold colour is impressive. The wine has a highly developed, well-integrated bouquet with notes of orange, wax, wood and tobacco with tones of undergrowth. The linear palate is also impressive for its clarity. It reveals spices (turmeric) and citrus aromas, in particular orange, quince, rancio and a trace of bitterness in the finish combined with a hint of saffron which is present in many mature Sauternes wines. It has great persistence.

 

This is a magical wine that is in its prime. With ageing, power has given way to finesse and complexity. This has become a wine that provides a fabulous match for a wide variety of dishes 

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Origin

Sauternes, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h
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