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Suduiraut 2015

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

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Tasting Notes

A phenomenal white with dried fruits such as apricots and mangos. Masses of bortrytis spice. Full body yet agile and bright with incredible lightness and delicacy. So much cherry blossom too. Small white flowers. Medium sweet. Ginger. Great finish.

97/98
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2016

The 2015 Suduiraut has 150 g/l residual sugar. Pale to medium gold in color, it strolls out of the glass with forward, up-front scents of dried apricots, mango pudding, and pineapple upside-down cake, followed by hints of acacia honey, candied ginger, and wild fungi, plus a touch of allspice. The palate is fantastically fresh, with satisfying flamboyance, delivering loads of tropical fruit and baking spice layers, finishing long with a gingery lift.

98
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, November 2022

So keeny sculpted and yet with massive sweetness and layers. What is not to like? Deep and sweet and even – with great freshness. This property just does the biz every vintage!
Drink 2023-2048

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, November 2017

A huge success in the vintage is the 2015 Château Suduiraut and this gem goes a long way towards showing how successful the sweet wines were in 2015. Offering a massive array of orange peel, honey, marmalade, flowers, and toasted nuts, this incredible wine hits the palate with a thunderous display of opulence, richness, and length, all while staying fresh, elegant, and seamless. It has a huge mid-palate and is reminiscent of the 2003, only with more freshness and delineation. 2018 - 2048

99
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2017

The nose has a fleshy richness depth of flavour the palate is lush and ripe with apricots and yellow peaches all backed by slices of candied orange peel. The voluptuous fleshy richness is underpinned by tangerine slighter fresher at the back but it finishes with depth sweet fleshy fruit. 2022-2035

92/95
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2016

Among the most impressive wines of the vintage, this AXA-owned property is in a rich vein
of form. It’s a concentrated, sumptuously oaked style that’s made for the longer haul, with
exotic fruit flavours, honeyed texture and a dusting of baking spices. Drink: 2019-30

95
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2016

With great botrytis, arriving in October, and with a touch less than 140 g/l residual sugar this is a fascinating wine with
a balance and magic which is peculiar, unique and mesmerising. There is a restraint and delicacy coupled with a ‘barley
sugar’ notes here which I adore. The orange blossom scent and crystalline texture are both outstanding. The challenge is
to make Sauternes sexy and with this in your glass you wouldn’t believe that the region is in crisis.

18.5+
Matthew Jukes, Matthew Jukes' Blog, April 2016
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The 2015 Suduiraut comes with 123 grams per liter of residual sugar, more modest than some of its Sauternes peers and 4.56 grams per liter of acidity. It has a sense of completeness on the nose already: immense clarity with wild honey and quince aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very pure botrytised fruit, very focused and one of the most intense Sauternes you will find this year. It feels long and sophisticated in the mouth yet never overpowers, never really has to put its foot right down on the accelerator. This is a wonderful Suduiraut, not quite up to the level of the ethereal 2009...although not too far off. Drink: 2020 - 2060.

95/97
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (224), April 2016

Round and complete with many layers of interest and an intriguingly dry finish after lots of sweetness and botrytis. Really well done! You could almost enjoy this already but there is lots more to come.
Drink 2024-2050

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016
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