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Suduiraut 2011

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Sauternes and Barsac
ColourSweet White
TypeStill
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc/Semillon

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Tasting Notes

The dried-mango and pineapple character is so delicious in this wine. It's full-bodied and medium-sweet, with a pretty density and a fruity finish. Wonderful balance to this super Sauternes. This is a little in reserve now, with so much for the future. Try in 2017.

96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, January 2014

Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Château Suduiraut 2011 has a muffled nose at first: dried honey and quince, wet wool and marzipan scents that gradually open up with aeration. Coming back after 10 minutes there is a heartwarming gingerbread note. The palate is viscous on the entry and full of tension. There is a keen line of acidity here, quite linear at first, but it fans out nicely toward the finish and offers notes of honey, mandarin and even a touch of rhubarb! This is a class act, a Sauternes that does not need to shout about its inherent qualities.

93
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (217), February 2015

Tasted blind. Pure, deep gold. Really classy and distinctive with layers of savoury and sweet flavours – apricot compote in particular. Great build that finishes appetising and dry and refreshing. Long.

18.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, October 2021

This superb Sauternes is owned by Axa Millesimes and overseen by Christian Seely who has done such a brilliant job at Quinta do Noval and Pichon Baron. Beautiful orange blossom on the nose. The palate is lively and vibrant with marmalade notes. Complex and sweet with honeyed peaches but wonderful florality.

93
Farr Vintners, March 2012

The nose is rich sweet fruited with a lovely mix of candied fruits and apricots. The start of the palate has richness and power the fleshiness balanced by some underlying freshness but it is the sweet fruit that comes through towards the back filling out the finish.

91/93
Derek Smedley MW, April 2012

Stylishly oaked with viscous, peach and honeycomb fruit, this is subtle and well balanced with luscious stone fruit flavours, a hint of lemon tartness, good freshness and enough acidity to balance the 150g/l of sweetness. This should develop more gravitas in barrel over the next year as the wine fattens out. 8+ years.

94
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2012

Opulence meets fresh acidity. Unctuous on the palate and heavier than its classic style with 150g per litre of residual sugar, but the firm acidity balances the sweetness well. A powerful wine that will age for decades.

18.5
Jeannie Cho Lee, Decanter.com, April 2012
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Picked over three tries through the vineyard from September 12 until October 5, the Suduiraut 2011 has 150 grams per liter residual sugar counterbalanced by a pH of 3.7. It has an intense nose, albeit one that takes time to unfurl in the glass, offering attractive notes of citrus lemon, minerals, apricot and quince suffused with great tension. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, citrus-led fruit mingling with apricot and quince. It has less bravura and ambition than the 2009 or 2010, and you might consider it a Barsac-like Suduiraut due to its racy acidity. It has wonderful focus and satisfying length, and it should drink well both early and with age. Drink 2014-2035.

93/95
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (200), April 2012

A Sauternes that grows on the palate with beautiful dried pineapple, honey and spice character. Full and compacted with a dense palate and a sweet palate. 150 grams of residual sugar. Long and very intense with so much going on. Lively. Subtle and changes all the time in the glass.

95/96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2012
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