Cart 2003 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
Average Price: $68.31 
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| Style: | Sweet Wine |
| Grape Type: | Semillon |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
About Chateau Rieussec
Even considering the estate's storied history, wines are now better than ever since Rieussec was purchased by the owners of Château Lafite-Rothschild in the mid-1980s. One of the eleven First Growths in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac, Rieussec is consistently amon... more
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Medium yellow-gold. Reticent but pure aromas of fruit salad, spices and vanilla, lifted by floral and mineral nuances. Wonderfully honeyed, fat fruit flavors are complemented by cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. The sexy oak treatment gives lift to the wine. A bit youthfully aggressive but very long on the back end, showing vanillin oak and a bit of warmth. But this one offers superb potential.
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Sweet and lovely botrytis.
By Schmidt12646561, March 15, 2008
Nuts, apricot, spice, peach, and buckwheat honey. Good acid and botrytis. Very balanced and almost alive with its aggressiveness. Complex and very good. Should only get better with age.
Nuts, apricot, spice, peach, and buckwheat honey. Good acid and botrytis. Very balanced and almost alive with its aggressiveness. Complex and very good. Should only get better with age.
Not quite ready yet, but still wonderful
By Gregory12430138, July 14, 2007
Honeyed, spicy, a bit medicinal at the finish. Aroma of fresh elderflowers. Maybe in a another year, this will be superb. Right now just simply wonderful.
Honeyed, spicy, a bit medicinal at the finish. Aroma of fresh elderflowers. Maybe in a another year, this will be superb. Right now just simply wonderful.
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Average rating: 5.00 (3 ratings) 