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Coutet 2014

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

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Tasting Notes

This shows the vivid, racy side of Barsac, with streaming flavors of pineapple, yellow apple, green plum and white ginger, displaying lovely energy from start to finish. Ends with enough honeysuckle and orange blossom notes to balance the richness. Best from 2020 through 2035. 4,000 cases made.

96
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com, February 2017

The fragrance of this wine is delightful, but it is a bit on the tart side and that pulls the brakes on. The tannins may not be abundant, but they’re a little edgy. Needs time to come together. Better in 2019.

88
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2017

Looks heavy in the glass. Unusually spicy. This wine really grabs the palate in a tactile way. Lots of texture and tension between sweetness and acidity. Exuberant. And unashamed.
Drink 2020-2040

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2015

Elegant, sublte and refined, as it often is, this is not a a blockbuster wine. It's highly scented and alluring, showing aromas and flavours of quince, orange peel, nutmeg spice, citrus and beautifully integrated oak. A beautifully balanced Barsac.

95
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2015
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The Château Coutet 2014 is a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle and delivers...cue the drumroll...a whopping 162 grams per liter of residual sugar, the highest level of any Sauternes that I have data for. As you would expect, the total acidity is slightly, but not dramatically lower than its peers at 3.9 grams per liter (compared to say, 4.3 grams per liter at Doisy-Daëne.) This Coutet '14 has a complex bouquet with razor-sharp, minerally, citrus fruit mixed with wild honey and a touch of Riesling-like petrol. The palate is totally convincing. There is a great thrust of rich botrytized fruit sliced through with Coutet’s trademark acidity, despite the spoonfuls of sugar, that lends this such vibrancy and tension. It possesses and almost clinical precision with long persistence on the finish. This is a divine Coutet that may warrant a higher score subject to how it evolves in barrel. Drink: 2019 - 2040

93/95+
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (218), April 2015

This shows a lively density, intensity of fruit and spiciness. Pineapples as well. Full body, medium sweetness and a long finish.

92/93
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2015
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