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2003 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
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RP 96

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About Chateau Rieussec

Chateau Rieussec has a storied history, beginning several centuries ago with the Carmelite monks. The same order that gave its name to Les Carmes Haut-Brion owned Chateau Rieussec until the French Revolution, when the property was confiscated and sold as a national asset. Today it belongs to Domaines de Baron de Rothschild.

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2003 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes

Producer: Chateau Rieussec
Style: Sweet Wine
Grape Type: Semillon
Origin: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Sauternes and Barsac

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92-95 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2005

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.

96 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Sweet and lovely botrytis.
03/15/2008
by Schmidt12646561
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
07/14/2007
by Gregory12430138
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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Semillon

Semillon is a paradoxical grape, as much of its appeal stems from its susceptibility to rot. Sure, the idea of rot may conjure up nasty images, but in winemaking, rot isn't necessarily a negative. Grapes can be affected by two types of rot: grey rot and noble rot, also known as Botrytis. While the former is a destructive force, diminishing yields and making wines taste...
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