2006 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
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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
Expert Reviews
Full orange-gold. Complex, subtle nose offers orange peel and toffee, plus a sexy whiff of toasted almond. Dense and moderately viscous but with good energy and a high-pitched orange flavor dominating the middle palate. Not hugely sweet or fleshy but seemed to grow more viscous and honeyed on the back half. Finishes clean, firm and long, with a saline complexity. Good clean botrytis character here.

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